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NT16: Finish in Henderson KY

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Natchez Trace Tour Day #16 Cave-In-Rock IL to Henderson KY Today: 62.6 miles Cumulative this tour: 870.0 miles Another nice night in the tent and sleeping bag. Temperature and humidity perfect for camping. We watched as a few RV fogies watched us pack up and roll off. We returned to Rose’s for breakfast, where I had the “Hungry Woman’s Breakfast” (eggs, ham, grits, and toast) and Jack yet another veggie omelet. We were entertained by a loudish sort of guy “man-gossiping” in the corner, grousing about how if one of his neighbors didn’t bush-hog his field soon, he wasn’t going

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NT15: Cave-In-Rock IL

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Natchez Trace Tour Day #15 Grand Rivers KY to Cave-In-Rock IL Today: 57.9 miles Cumulative this tour: 809.4 miles Morning came too soon for me. My first thought of the day was that we might want to take another rest day right here. Jack and I were both kinda quiet this morning and left the motel by 7:30am, rolling over to an adjacent restaurant called Miss Scarlet’s. The interior was decked out like a speakeasy with Scarlett O’hara memorabilia adorning every wall, including signed photos from Vivian Leigh. Incongruously, a funk Philly soundtrack played in the background. I scored 2

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