June 22, 2007 Treloar and Lunch (11)

After breakfast in Mokane we were off again on the trail. Went through the towns of Portland, Bluffton, and into Rhineland. We had ridden 20 miles since breakfast and stopped in Rhineland looking for water. We found a water available at the ball field. Filled our water bottles, rested awhile and met two couples from Wisconsin. We told them of our trip, and as usual they rolled their eyes and shook their head. On past McKittrik, Gore, Bernheimer (one house), and then Treloar. It was 2:15 P.M. and we had already ridden 70 miles on the day. Time for lunch. Found the "Treloar Grill", I think it was the only place to eat in town. Parked our bikes on the sidewalk and went inside. Sat at the bar and got a warm welcome from the barmaid. While we drank a cold Bud we decided on "Today's Special" for lunch. The special was a "Sloppy Joe" sandwich and potato salad. The first "special" went down so easy we both got another. The owner came over and shot the breeze with Mike and I, he was a real friendly guy and loved to talk. He told us all about the remodeling he was doing to the place and was pointing out his handy work. Then some other biker walked in and sat next to me. As usual we asked each other where we had ridden from and where we were going. He proceeded to tell me he was from California, and was riding around the world. He had a custom bike outside with a trailer and solar panels attached to the trailer to recharge the batteries in his laptop computer. He was really impressed with himself and his stuff. Mike thought the guy was a little weird and need help sorting out his medication. The locals in the bar, were more interested in talking about the yield of a butchered hog, than a laptop computer. We got our water bottles filled by the barmaid and headed out the door to resume our ride. Again we met very friendly people and the "Sloppy Joe's" were the worlds best.