Cycling the Underground Railroad--Part 1
Day 21: WAVERLY TO DOVER, TN (BY CAR) Today is April 1, but the weather was no joke and I am no fool. The temperature was literally freezing this morning, with a 10-15 mph headwind and the wind chill at 25 degrees Fahrenheit. None of my research and planning indicated anything even close to this cold. I didn't have enough clothing to prevent hypothermia or frost bitten fingers and toes. This proved to be a weather delay of a different kind. Even by early afternoon, the wind chill was still only 36 degrees with 15-24 mph winds. So I made the decision any self-respecting touring cyclist absolutely loathes to make. To stay on schedule, I needed to make it 44 miles up the road to Dover, Tennessee. So I set out to find a ride. Jen, who was working at the Imperial Lodge in Waverly said she wouldn't mind taking me, but she had to pick up her daughter. But she put me in touch with La Lani at Highland Rim Economic Corporation, an...