However, only 15k into the trip, we crossed the McKenzie river, and going down a hill, Hannelore crashed, and I turned back to find her lying face down by the side of the road, under a barrier with the bike on top of her.
The good news is that this time she was conscious and could talk to me, not like Germany in 2008. However, when she was up, it was obvious that there were big problems, apart from skinned knees, she had a big bang on her right forehead, swollen right eye and cheek, and she said her left wrist was very sore.
We decided that it wasn't an ambulance situation, so I called a taxi, which took us to the Springfield Willamette Emergency Center They looked after Hannelore really well, diagnosed flesh wounds and a broken left wrist which they splinted, and we ended up in a comfortable motel not far from the hospital.
We've been treated very well by everyone, the hospital staff were great, the taxi driver a star, and the people at the motel have been terrific, too. The bike has minor damage which Bike Friday have fixed for free, although Hannelore's helmet is cracked so she needs a new one.
Hannelore saw an orthopedist yesterday, who says the wrist needs to be monitored as it repairs, which will be the usual thing, six weeks or so. Fortunately it is just a crack, which was not out of alignment, so it should repair itself naturally.
So, I've hired a car, and we're going to follow the bike route we had intended to take, for the next ten days or so, to a town called Bozeman, near Yellowstone, where we'll review our future.
Presently we think to keep going, probably by bus, until Hannelore can ride the bike again, when we'll continue the ride. When we travel, we recover...
Horrible!! Hannalore I hope you feel better very soon. Take care xxx
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