Weighed in this morning at 181 pounds, down one pound from yesterday. If you read below, I ate a hot dog, chips and salsa. Later on I had a banana split, and in the evening I had a half-pint of fruit sorbet.

Being it was Veterans Day yesterday, and that I gave myself the day off, the wife and I plus some friends rode motorcycles out to Pauma Store, which is soon to be named Pauma Tavern, in Pauma Valley, CA.

Pauma Store is now under new ownership, and the owners there, along with their neighbor, Scotty's Hot Dogs, are trying to market it as a biker bar, or at least they're trying to get the biker community to take notice of it. Rick, the guy who runs Scotty's Hot Dogs, was really nice enough to show me around.

From 2008-11-11 Pauma Tavern

Pauma Store was built in 1860 originally as a military outpost. It's basement was used as a hospital where surgeries were performed. Not too long after, it was converted into a bar, and has been a bar ever since. Somewhere along the way, John Wayne bought it, and operated it as part of his nearby ranch.

Most of us who motorcycles up and down Highway 76 don't even notice it.

For lunch, I ordered their spicy hot, hot dog. Rick also brought out tortilla chips and salsa. He later brought me a sample of his tri-tip, which I found to be really wonderful stuff. Very smoky, and very lean. It's actually pretty good with some of that salsa on it.

If you're a rider also, try stopping there for a bite to eat and a beer. The food prices are really cheap.

You'll find it on Highway 76, in northern San Diego County, about 4.1 miles east of the Pala Casino, and about 1/4 mile west of the Pauma Casino.