We took full advantage of the elaborate breakfast at the hotel, before traveling by car to Chattanooga via Lynchburg, Tennessee where we visited the Jack Daniels distillery. A very interesting tour awaited us there in a small rural town, approximately twenty miles off the main highway. Cristal clear spring-water was flowing from an on site cave and a life-size bronze statue of Jack Daniels stood in front of it. No sampling of this world famous grain abstract today though, because the factory was in a dry county where no liquor is served on Sundays. Imagine that, you can make it but not drink it! The tour guide explained that all workers receive one bottle of Jack Daniels every first Friday of the month, which makes for a Good Friday and a bad Saturday!
After touring the center of town, and having some hot and spicy Jambalaya for lunch, we continued on to Chattanooga, where we arrived with enough time to spare for an evening cycling excursion. This city boasts a great Aquarium, the Chattanooga Choo Choo train station, a walking bridge across the Tennessee river and a beautiful park with the majestic Delta Queen river boat moored on the river nearby, all within biking distance.
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