Got my son, Rowan, out for a long ride on Saturday. He enjoys riding his trike around the neighborhood, but he doesn't always want to consider longer distances when there are such important things as video games to be played at home. Consequently, bribes come in handy. In this case it was "Wild About Harry's" on Knox street. Rowan LOVES Harry's, so he jumped at the chance to ride there for lunch. It is just slightly over 7 miles from our house in the Cliff to the shop but Rowan was so enthusiastic we rode nonstop from door to door. Our route took us across the river, through downtown, and on to the Katy trail.  After lunch, I was told that,  since I had incorrectly stated the intended mileage (I guessed it was closer to 5 miles) prior to the start of the trip, I also owed him a visit to the Apple and Current Energy stores. This accomplished, we started back but the return trip took quite a bit longer than the initial journey because the frozen custard incentive was already eaten and I foolishly thought he would actually be ready to go home. We finally made it home after about a hundred stops for giant tv screens, bird identification, splashing in fountains, counting gargoyles, a parked Lambourghini and other myriad activities. No complaints here, though. I had a GREAT day riding with him. He did tell me, after we got home, that his seat started feeling a bit too hard on his backside after a few miles so I'll have to look into getting or making some sort of extra cushion for him. Next challenge: finding someplace else to ride that he likes as much as Harry's but will continue pushing the mileage envelope.

What the heck is wild about harry's?  I must know!!!

Quote from aikigreg on Sep 23^rd, 2008, 10:17pm:

 
Wild About Harry's is a hot dog and frozen custard emporium on Knox Street, about a block off 75. Very tasty and completely unpretentious.