Velowander

Day 20: Scraped elbow (Monroeville, IN to Walbash, IN)

While getting on her bike and starting next to Highway 1 (near Poe, IN), a gust of wind or other force blew her sideways and she couldn't clip out so she fell over, cutting her elbow and leg in the process. Her bike sustained minor cosmetic damage to the right shifter and handlebar, and her camera may have been affected slightly.

I helped Maggie administer first aid to herself, while several motorists stopped and asked if she was OK. After about 15 minutes we were underway. To our surprise, within a minute of crossing the highway 2 ambulances and a police cruiser arrived, believing that Maggie had been involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. Maggie explained that she simply fell over while at a standstill and they departed a few minutes later. For a full photo exclusive, see Maggie's website.

While we were having lunch, we could tell from the adventure cycling maps that services would be pretty sparse for the next day out of Monroeville, IN. Fortunately, Maggie's friend found a warm shower's host in Wabash which was off route but not by far. We decided to take highway 24 which cut a fair amount of detours on the backroads and made it here. David, our host, was kind enough to meet us on the road and took our pictures while riding in the rain (oh yeah, it rained off and on today).

Labels: Bike Touring

posted by David @ 7:01 PM