Reelfoot Lake, Tn

We made it across the bridge over the Ohio from Cairo, IL to KY because a semi driver was nice enough to stay behind us so nobody would try to pass. It is a narrow high speed bridge and we had been warned about it so we were dreading it. Neither if us even remembers taking a peek at the River. Soon after the Ohio joined the Mississippi and there was a great viewing spot of the confluence. The first 10 miles in Kentucky had no shoulder and heavy traffic and the only hotel was closed. 

After that we were on rural roads and were riding through wooded rolling hills. We stayed at a State Park campground overlooking the Mississippi. The shower room had AC, there was a concession stand and we had a swing at our site. 

This was a great campground!

Belmont Columbus SP was an important site in the Civil War. The South tried to block off the River but Grant came down from Cairo with 4 ships and claimed Columbus, KY.  For this win he was awarded command of all the Union Forces. Neither of us knew much about the Civil War from the Mississippi aspect before we visited this park and museum and we were excited to learn so much. 

There are only 61 miles of MRT in KY so we were in TN by noon today. The welcome sign was not too welcoming and within 15 minutes those black clouds let loose. We were drenched before we could find shelter so we turned on our flashing lights and kept riding. Fifteen miles in we came to a lake with a hotel --$60 including tax but we would have paid far more as it stormed all afternoon. 

At the restaurant our waitress was so amazed that we were from New York that she told everyone else.  We had fried catfish, cole slaw and hush puppies. The cook came out and asked if the food was the same in NY and if the prices were different. We said we never had catfish in NY and his food was delicious. We said the prices were a bit higher in Manhattan but he has no idea.