Day 7: Decatur to Decatur

Began my Sunday with three beignets and a large coffee at Café du Monde on Decatur Street in NOLA. Four states, ten hours, and approximately 700 miles later I find myself at an EconoLodge in Decatur, Tennessee. The only bright side of my current location is that it marks the halfway point between where I was yesterday and where I plan to be tomorrow. My lodging in Nashville and Ashville fell through, so I called an audible and am going to try to push through to the home of my aunt and uncle in Susan, Virginia. If I'm successful it will put me a day ahead of schedule. Downside is it will require two straight days of more than ten hours of riding. I resorted to singing Bon Jovi's Dead or Alive today in different celebrity accents to keep me from going absolutely insane. I am nothing if not perseverant! Three states and a bunch of mountains on the docket tomorrow. Wish me luck!