August 17, 2018
Tuesday
Texas
We were rolling out of Paris TX by about 8:30 this morning. It was already hot and it was time to get on home. We took business 82 through the town and got a ride-by look at some impressive architecture which will bear further inspection later on. Paris is an easy day ride from the home-front.
A few miles out of Paris is the small community of Honey Grove which I didn't take photos of and the place bears no significance to me except Dad tells a story about going there back in the early 1950s. It seems a riding buddy of his back in their Kickapoo Kowboy MC days repeatedly disappeared especially on the weekends. As it turns out Charlie had a new honey in Honey Grove. So, one weekend Dad and several riding buddies made it their business to "surprise" Charlie at his new honey's place. It's just an amusing bit of motorcycle mischief among many Dad shares from time-to-time.
We stopped for gas In Lindsay just outside of Gainesville Texas (Medal of Honor Host City) but did not tarry long. The day was heating up quick.
Next stop was a major distraction that compels one to stop in Muenster, TX. Muenster is a small German community that hosts a wonderful Germanfest every year. The must stop is Bayer's Bakery located in a small convenience store on the south side of Hwy 82 not far from downtown. I could go on and on about it but just trust me - it's good food whether you're looking for breakfast or lunch or pastry. Today we had coffee and fried peach pies. YUM!
Fried Peach Pies - Bayer's Bakery - Muenster TX
Muenster TX
We passed a few cyclists powering up a hill near Nocona in what was triple digit heat... we smiled (okay laughed) and waved as we rode by.
Historic Nocona Boot Factory
This is the Wichita Falls TX Skyline as we rode into town. We made it to our drive just before noon and temps were already at 111!
Today's ride = 179.6 sizzling s'miles!
Total for Road Trip #1 = 1255.3 s'miles
This quick trip was a venture into mostly unfamiliar territory. East Texas and West Louisiana for the most part is a step away from urban living and urban thinking. Our impression of rural Louisiana and Texas is this: it's a laid-back country of corn fields and cotton fields and churches - lots of churches. It's friendliness and hospitality. People who work - work hard. It's history on every corner and lurking in every decrepit building- the kind of history politicians and revisionist weirdos cannot erase. It's green and lush and mysterious... and I suspect just a wee bit dangerous. We loved it and we will go back for more.
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