Minor (painful) Bump in the Road
Ben & Liz
Jun 22, 2011
1 min read
The WI River “Solstice Float” was a hoot; we already have tentative plans to do it again next year. The un-glaciated area of Southwest WI made me dream of the green mountains that we will be experiencing in less than a week…yes, less than a week.
Monday turned out to be quite an interesting day for the two feisty bikers. A freak bird feeder filling accident lead to a trip to urgent care for Liz. I now have 9 toenails instead of 10. I’m sure that it will make me a faster cyclist (all of the TdF riders are doing it :-)). There does not appear to be any infection brewing and the doctor told me that walking should not be a problem in a week.
Always an adventure, eh?
Edit by Ben: A picture is worth a thousand words!
Ben and Liz — riding and writing together as Two Bikers Abroad. Est. 1976. Caution: we make frequent stops, usually for snacks.
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eeewww! Great to hear it is a positive, can’t wait for more.
Sounds nasty; must have been one humongous bird feeder!! Have a great trip!!!