I didn’t know that continental breakfast in America meant pastries and coffee. We didn’t have any, and proceeded to check out. It would be a long day – have to traverse the rest of Tennessee to reach Virginia. The original idea was to reach somewhere near Williamsburg, so that we can see a bit of Williamsburg tomorrow.

We stopped over at Morristown, TN to look for this place called the Crokett’s Tavern. But after looking for it for like 20 mins, all we found was a Crokett’s Tavern Museum – which featured a big cauldron and some kind of wheelbarrow. Apparently, there were exhibits to be viewed, but we couldn’t find the entrance or ticket booth, so we just left.

Tennessee is really a very scenic state, lots of nice colors in the landscape, with the Smokey Mountains as a backdrop.

It was 5pm by the time we reached Virginia – the slogan being “Virginia loves Lovers” – and no way we could reach Richmond or Williamsburg by 8 [our stop time in order to watch primetime tv]. So we stopped instead at Appomatox – where the North and South kissed and made up during the Civil War –> but we will only go see the Historic Courthouse tomorrow. Dinner was at a great cozy little place called Granny Bee’s. I had the Mama Moore’s special, a 6oz ribeye steak with 8 grilled shrimps. The beef was rightly tender, and the fat moist and melted in the mouth. The shrimp was a tad underdone at points. But the highlight was the bread, which was fresh and fragrant. Definitely the best bread I’ve had, ever.

Staying at Motel 8. Much more pleasant than the Ramada – there was security points at all the doors. And although there wasn’t a pool, I had no complaints [well, the pool at the Ramada was covered, while the jacuzzi had soil and plants in them].