Day 18 – July 16, 2003

Karen’s Delay

Ride from Grasonville, Maryland, to Alexandria, Virginia

Today we started out early because I wanted to try to get all the way down to Roanoke, Virginia. We got into DC and had an opportunity to get up close to the white house and still get some pictures of some of the other sites. We then crossed the river and decided that since we had time, we’d stop and check out Mt. Vernon and the 1^st president’s home. It took a little longer than expected, so we got back to the freeway, gassed up and just as we were heading out of the station, Karen decided it was time to roll her bike onto her foot. This time she was not so lucky. She was sure she had broken her ankle. I found a motel across the street, got a room, move her bike then mine to the motel. I unpacked them, left hers’ there and went back to the station to get her and rode her to the hospital. About 4 hours and $400 later, we found that she had not actually broken it, but only sprained it. She can still ride, but has to elevate it for 48 hours. They gave her an “air cast”, which is effectively a double splint, and told her she could ride with the “cast”. We’ll see how she feels tomorrow before making any decisions, but hopefully, I’ll see you on the byways….