I am a bit sore this morning. All the little bruises that weren't noticed yesterday made themselves known. Injuries to date: Strained right knee, deep contusion on right gluteus maximus, contusions on my left and right quadriceps, and a little twinge in my back. Hmmmm. The bike and the trailer appear for all intents and purposes to be unscathed. Curse them! 😉
At this point, I'm waiting and seeing and keeping ice on the knee, and tomorrow I'll see if it seems alright to continue.
Anyway, I'm still officially travelling. I got a few questions from some of you about what happened to Chris and who Eric is (BTW, you can drop me a line at –
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Chris left on Friday to return to the Denver airport & fly home. I would not be this far without his great help getting through South Dakota.
Eric is Eric Hanlon. We worked together in the mid-90s at a company called Roadware in Kylertown, PA. After Roadware pulled their operations back to Canada, I went independent, and Eric moved to Minnesota to work at the Mayo Clinic. His wife Wanda is originally from MN, and they live here with their three adorable children, Zach, Hannah, & Sam.
So, after Eric's dramatic rescuing of me from the McDonald's in Owatonna (well, not dramatic, but I'm just trying to spice things up), we went back to their place, I cleaned up a bit and we went to their neighbors for a gourmet dinner, replete with fireworks. What a treat! It was hard to feel sorry for myself with such great company and wonderful food. And a little libation helped to ease the pain, too. Eric & Wanda are so nice, I feel blessed that if I was to have an accident, that I was close enough to end up here. They are taking good care of me.
Slept very well last night – a good sign that the injuries are not too serious. Like I said, I'll see what tomorrow brings and maybe head to the local clinic just to get checked out. At the least, it's going to be uncomfortable for a few days. At worst I might have to postpone finishing. And all possibilities in between. We shall see. 😉