Bastrop State Park - Lake Somerville State Park (Nails Creek Unit), TX
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It was a chilly evening, but the temperature seemed just right for sleeping. The morning remained chilly and when we left at 10 AM the temperature was 54 degrees, just cool enough to require a light jacket.
Tim riding into the cool morning
The initial road we left on was pretty busy and we were going to be on it for a while. Luckily it was Sunday so I guess it wasn’t as bad as it could be. We rode 15 miles to the Whoop Stop, a gas station in Paige, Texas. During our break, Jim started talked to a woman in the parking lot. She said that her parents live across the street and that they have an old pub on the property that we should stop by and see. It sounded interesting, so after the break we rode across the street.
When we got there, she invited us in. We were amazed at what we saw. An entire bar, originally built in Ohio in the late 1800’s is in a building attached to their house. Her father JJ came out about 10 minutes later to tell us the story that he had wanted an 1800’s bar to fill the space in the dance hall they purchased and moved to their property 10 plus years ago. He saw an ad on Craigslist selling this bar. The story goes that the Austin bar was sold to a church during the depression. A bit over 10 years ago, someone bought the building and noticed that the inside dimensions of the building was less than the outside dimensions. They drilled a hole in a wall and looked in with a flashlight and saw the light reflecting back. They tore down the wall and found an entire bar. It seems the church built a false wall to hide the bar. JJ purchased the bar and reinstalled it in his dance hall.
When we got there, she invited us in. We were amazed at what we saw. An entire bar, originally built in Ohio in the late 1800’s is in a building attached to their house. Her father JJ came out about 10 minutes later to tell us the story that he had wanted an 1800’s bar to fill the space in the dance hall they purchased and moved to their property 10 plus years ago. He saw an ad on Craigslist selling this bar. The story goes that the Austin bar was sold to a church during the depression. A bit over 10 years ago, someone bought the building and noticed that the inside dimensions of the building was less than the outside dimensions. They drilled a hole in a wall and looked in with a flashlight and saw the light reflecting back. They tore down the wall and found an entire bar. It seems the church built a false wall to hide the bar. JJ purchased the bar and reinstalled it in his dance hall.
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After we left the “pub” we continued on until we came to Giddings, 12 miles later. We stopped at a grocery store for a break and now had only 20 miles to ride. When we were about 7 miles out, Patrick surprised us on his bicycle. It has been a while since he got his bicycle out, so he was pretty happy to be out. He turned around and we all rode to the state park together.
We got in at a reasonable time of 3:30 PM. We all had some snacks and set up camp. Jackie, Jim, and Patrick left to buy some groceries. For dinner we had hamburgers, salmon patties, black bean burgers, sweet potatoes and salad. Tomorrow is a a long day compared to what we have been riding lately. We have over 80 miles to ride, so we plan on leaving by 9 AM. It is supposed to be another chilly night and a chilly morning, but it is hard to complain when there isn’t any precipitation.
We got in at a reasonable time of 3:30 PM. We all had some snacks and set up camp. Jackie, Jim, and Patrick left to buy some groceries. For dinner we had hamburgers, salmon patties, black bean burgers, sweet potatoes and salad. Tomorrow is a a long day compared to what we have been riding lately. We have over 80 miles to ride, so we plan on leaving by 9 AM. It is supposed to be another chilly night and a chilly morning, but it is hard to complain when there isn’t any precipitation.
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