Today's ride would be short...only 25 miles, I hope we can find some good food once in Hartsburg. We started off and after maybe 6 mins on the trail we were already stopping to investigate something-- a secret hide-a-way for escaping criminals. Amanda decided and I agreed that the Katy Trail would be a good place to hide if you are on the run...Lots of brush & no one is around. Of course we didn't discuss being tracked by hounds.
A quick investigation proved there were no criminals, not even signs of one., too bad. Back on the bikes.
We are finally getting glimpses of the Big Muddy, never did see barges or the Coast Guard or any small fishing boats.
There was only 1 geocache to hunt for today and it was at an overlook called Eagle's Bluff. Of course we must go find it.
Our next stop would be Boat Henge. After stumbling across car henge 28 years ago, I was excited to see Boat Henge. We almost rode past it, but were greeted by 2 dogs, one of which decided to mark my front left pannier. Not a very nice dog in my opinion.
We passed thru McBaine which had a Thai restaurant but it was closed on Tuesdays, darn it, looked like an interesting place.
We did get in a grocery shopping game, well part of one:
Alkaseltzer, bagels, cinnamon, diapers, Epson salt, frankfurters, grape nuts, hot dogs, icee, jalepenis, knives, lemons, meat, NyQuil, olives, peanuts, quilt, roast, sugar, tums
Before we knew it we were in Hartsburg, first stop FOOD! While riding thru downtown, we saw the Big Muddy Tavern & it was closed along w the restaurant next door. Great. Then a man told us that the Bistro was open, we turned the corner and found the Hart Creek Bistro. Went inside & they told us the food that they were out of, already. I say already because we went back later that night & they were completely out of food. I bought a round of beer for everyone, we place our order for our $9 sub sandwiches, and we ate.
Lots of cyclists at the Bistro and there was Duck, the man of local color--he went to the caboose to find Bill for us. I totally enjoyed sitting in the sun on the patio talking & listening to everyone else.I went & paid Bill for access to the caboose. Wasn't as fancy as the box car (the bathroom was in a separate building) but it was warm & kept us dry when it rained that night, plus it was cheap!
I explored Hartsburg. It must have been mowing day because several people were riding lawn mowers, at first I thought they were lazy, but they did pull into a yard & mow it. I also kept forgetting that the upcoming weekend was Pumpkinfest and the locals kept saying 65,000 would invade Hartsburg. We had a hard time believing 65,000 people would come to such a small town! Where would they park? Where would they use the bathroom? And more importantly, what would they eat?
For dinner we headed to the Hitching Post a local bar where they serve frozen pizza, so good that the food server from the Bistro eats there nightly. Amanda & I open the door to a wall of smoke, thankfully there was a back patio with fresh air. You never realize how spoiled you are living in a smoke free city until you travel to smaller towns. Beer was cold, pizza was tolerable, company was great. I went to go shower and tend to the pink eye forming in my right eye (what is it about pink eye & vacations?), while the others went back to the Bistro. Yes, they ran into the couple we saw in Rocheport (Janice & Bob?) and the Bistro was OUT of food! What would the 65,000 people eat at Pumpkinfest?
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Rocheport to Hartsburg
Towns we passed by: Huntsdale, Easley (off the trail) McBaine
Time in saddle: 2 hours 12 mins
Miles for today's ride: 25.49
Total miles for the Katy Trail: 117.18
Total miles for 2012: 2334.51
Miles to go: -322.51 miles til 2012!!
Odometer
Cross:1117
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