DRAMATIC EVENT 1 -- Mike, our strongest rider, woke up unable to move
due to back pain, so he had to pack it in for the day and ride in the
van. His ability to continue looked pretty questionable. Until
today, when he got back on and rode the whole (tough) route. Still in
pain walking, but biking seems to be ok.
DRAMATIC EVENT 2 -- Hugh's bike suffered rather complete fall-apart
about 20 miles from the end of the ride. (A local drove him all the
way in. Nice.) The rear dérailleur basically fell off, and took some
of the frame along with it. This is (was) a brand new machine. He
vanned it today and probably will tomorrow, too, at which point we'll
be close to a bike shop so he can buy a new one and ship the busted
one back home. As with all of his many misadventures on this ride
(and Hugh definitely leads the league in mishaps), Hugh remains in
remarkably good humor thru it all.
(semi)DRAMATIC EVENT 3 -- Joyce fell. Did no damage to herself, but
whanged her bike seat way out of line. John white-knighted along at an
opportune moment and Allen-wrenched a repair.
Whew............. Plenty of drama for one day. Sometime later,
maybe, I'll write about the place we stayed, the Knott County
Historical Society Bed and Breakfast and Campground, and David, it's
founder (and our host).
(Sent from my iPhone)
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