Mileage - 29.2; Total Mileage - 112.4 miles
Last night finally got cool. It was 50 degrees when we woke up. There was no rush to get up and on the road today since it was planned to be a short day. Pittsburg was about 11 miles down the road so we planned to stop there to eat. We had first breakfast of oatmeal and a honey bun in camp.
View of last night's campsite from the lakeshore. It was very roomy, private and quiet.
We had several options for the ride today ranging from 11 miles to 32 miles. As we left camp this morning we were still not sure how we were going to get to Mt. Pleasant. When we left camp, my legs were very heavy. They finally started feeling a little better by midday, but they are still tired.
Crossing Lake Bob Sandlin this morning on the way out.
On the way to Pittsburg, we got off the busier road onto a beautiful, quiet back road where only 3 cars passed us in 6 miles. We didn't get that nice road until after we rode a few miles of gravel/patchy tar road. It was very shady and quiet, but a little rough. All cyclists know you have to "pay" somehow for those sweet, smooth flowing roads!
As we were turning off the busy road, there was nursery with these beautiful flowers.
Gravel/patchy tar/rough road.
Beautiful, quiet back road.
We rolled into Pittsburg about 11:30 and had lunch at Herschel's after 14 miles. We ate lunch instead of second breakfast, and finished it off with homemade peach cobbler and buttermilk pie for dessert.
Pittsburg is the county seat of Camp County, but the courthouse was dissappointing. It's hard to compete with Sulphur Springs!
Camp County courthouse.
We passed several Pilgrim's chicken farms yesterday and today that all had quarantine signs saying no entry. The bird flu has been through here. 😞
On a quiet backroad outside of Pittsburg I heard something snap as my rear brake lever went slack about 12 miles from camp. Well crap! We looked at it and the cable had snapped. We tied it up out of the way to get to camp and l managed fine for those few miles with just my front brake. I knew there was a reason I always carried the spare shifter and brake cables on every tour since I went cross country!
I failed to get a picture of the busted brake cable and MacGyver'd tie job to get us down the road to camp. Likewise, I failed to capture my awesome mechanic husband installing the aforementioned spare brake cable for me that I've carried around forever! My bike is as good as new and ready for many more miles!
We rode around the town square in Mt. Pleasant (another county seat) but were again dissappointed by the courthouse. I didn't even bother with a picture.
I did take a picture of the veteran's memorial in Mt. Pleasant. Look for the small dark area in the top right corner of the Texas cutout to see where we are in the state.
We rolled into the KOA a little before 3pm and were excited to see a pool. Sadly, the pool is closed for the season. The lady in the office said the water would be too cold, anyway. We figured it would be nice after our ride and probably warmer than the lake water yesterday!
It was 85 for the high today - not horrible but definitely still plenty warm in the sun. We are now in Titus County, which is a wet county. There are various ways to describe Texas counties. They can be dry, damp, or wet. Dry means they can't sell any alcohol within the county. Damp means they can sell beer and wine, but no liquor. Wet is the best kind - they can sell it all! This is the first night we've been in a wet county this tour, so we have enjoyed some cocktails with dinner at Applebee's. Yes, you eat wherever is close to camp!
After a couple of cocktails, it was time to walk back down to camp and settle in for the evening. I can definitely say my legs feel way better after those couple cocktails!
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