One dilemma when camping without cooking gear is supper. Do you stop to eat before going to the campground, or set up camp and then go for supper?
I usually do the latter. I like to get the site all set up, and to take advantage of the park before it starts getting dark. One problem is that the nearest restaurant can be several miles away, which can make for a longish ride back and forth. Another problem is that it usually means a rather late supper.
My supper options were limited a but by road construction that requires a big detour to get to Angola (the nearest largish city) from the park. (Unless you can take the interstate.) Fortunately my pre-ride research turned up a bar and grill nearby: Dave’s Lake Shack on Snow Lake. It’s a loud bar with a kitchen, attracting a big crowd. The tables were all full when I got here so I’m sitting at the bar. In the time it took to get a menu and order, a few tables have opened up, but I’m OK where I am.
UPDATE: My food took ridiculously long to be ready. In the meantime I nursed my beer and became annoyed with the noise. But it turns out it wasn’t the bar that was loud. It was just a few really loud drunks. The kind who laugh at the top of their lungs at Every Single Thing someone says. When they left, around the same time my food finally showed up, the bar became pleasantly quiet.