Tennessee day 1 - chicken killer...

Day one was always going to be an easy ride - many of the trails have  been 'upgraded'  to road :-( But for me it was a good test of navigation - 250 miles of road book with the GPS as a reassuring backup.

Things got off to an interesting start, 10 miles in whilst looking at the roadbook, I felt a thump and the handlebars twisted slightly, looking back I saw a load of airbourne whiter feathers and a chicken body on the road :-(

A slippery river crossing got the better of Phil, as he played skimming stones with the KTM :-)

Running fairly low on fuel, we came across 'Olive's Post Office'  (the rusty fuel pump on the right didn't look to hot, but the left one pumped fine).


Whilst sitting in the shade with a coke we were entertained by 2 locals transporting a goldwing:


The trail then crossed the Tennessee River where they tried to get me to pose for a photo like an American;
So here we have a typical one thumbs up...


And a more committed TWO thumbs up!!


Oh, and one thing - the Honda CRF450's in the US, don't come with electric start - so Phil and John are constantly taking the mickey out of the 'english-girl' who can't start his bike :-(

Mileage: 250
Temperature: HOT (over 42degrees)
Photos here

So, tomorrow we head out into Mississippi.