Journal Comments - The Road to Rome, Part Two: Europe - CycleBlaze

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From The Road to Rome, Part Two: Europe by Scott Anderson & Rachael Anderson

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Bruce Lellman commented on a photo in In Crema: A loop to the north

I think that's a four o'clock. The flowers open after four o'clock so those must be yesterday's flowers. And, of course, seed pods.

3 years ago
Jacquie Gaudet commented on a photo in In Crema: a loop to the south

I've found that RWGPS surface information isn't necessarily accurate. I don't use Komoot so can't compare its accuracy on this point.

3 years ago
Jen Rahn replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on To Crema

Jeez Louise!!

What a process. And amazing that were able to fully return to cycle touring! I can imagine those first few months of limited/no mobility were excruciating in every possible way.

3 years ago
Susan Carpenter replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on To Crema

That's unreal! I got there about the same time, around 11, and hung out at my platform - Binario 1. Should have hung out downstairs!

3 years ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Susan Carpenter on To Crema

Oh, the Verona train station! For some reason I misread this at first and thought you were at the Trento station.

That really is surreal then. We were in the Verona station at the same time. We were there from 11 until about 12:30. If we’d just looked around! What track did your train depart from? Ours was on Binario 8.

3 years ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Susan Carpenter on To Crema

Oh, that’s funny. I was impressed that you’d made it all the way to Bolzano already. Making it up to Trento is impressive enough.

3 years ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Jen Rahn on a photo in To Crema

Cool is exactly right. It will be more comfortable once the heat comes on for the winter.

3 years ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Jen Rahn on To Crema

It’s a pretty serious injury, requiring invasive surgery, lengthy recovery, and extensive PT. The injury is still treated the same way it has been forever: by making roughly a six inch incision down the front of the knee so they can reach in, pull the tendon back down from the upper thigh where it’s been contracted up to and bolt it to the kneecap.

I was basically on my back for the first few weeks after surgery with my leg immobilized in a brace; and then it was incrementally given a greater range of motion. I think it was about a month until I could start going out on crutches, 6-8 weeks until I could begin PT, and about 2 months of that before I was fully on my own.

9 months after the injury we took about a 2 week tour in northern New Mexico. I’d say it was about three years before I was fully recovered though and my knee quit swelling after strenuous exercise.

3 years ago
Susan Carpenter commented on To Crema

I was also at the Verona train station yesterday (Wed) - catching the 12:06 to Bolzano. How surreal would it have been surreal if we had bumped into each other there!!

3 years ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Jen Rahn on a photo in In Conegliano (a photo gallery)

Maybe if it were illuminated. It was late in the day and unlit.

3 years ago
Jen Rahn commented on To Crema

So .. what's the recovery like for a ruptured quad tendon?

Surgery? PT? How much time to recover?

Can't imagine traveling with that injury.

3 years ago
Jen Rahn commented on a photo in To Crema

Wow .. cool place!!

3 years ago
Jen Rahn commented on a photo in To Crema

Oh my .. so scary (and painful!!) it makes me queasy.

3 years ago
Jen Rahn commented on a photo in In Conegliano (a photo gallery)

This is beautiful, but doesn't look like a place a Friendly God would want to hang out.

3 years ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Suzanne Gibson on a photo in To Crema

Yes, I’m a notoriously slow study.

3 years ago