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Thanks for the positive vibes and good wishes! I'm a lot better now.
9 months agoYup, not what you want to experience on a bike tour! Too bad we lost so many days on the bike, but up until then it was a fantastic tour.
9 months agoThanks, Nancy! I'll continue posting and keep you informed.
9 months agoOnce or twice per year I get an attack of vertigo, and it's horrible. It's not the same as what you had, but it allows me to imagine how you were. To have this happen on the road is a real nightmare.
When and if you have enough strength, I am still curious about the Janos bike problem. My rear hub is acting up right now - jamming the pedals with no forward or backward motion possible. It's very unlikely to be the same problem, but I'm still curious - like about what brand and type of hub Janos had. Related topics, but again nothing compared to your illness, are whether it would have been at all possible to buy a complete replacement wheel. Bike shops (In Spain!) don't seem to stock that kind of stuff, plus it's not just the wheel and hub, it's the shifter for it. One time in Louisiana I did consider buying a whole bike just to get the wheel, and that happened again, at Noirmoutier, in France!
Oh my gosh, what a nightmare! I truly do hope that you are feeling better. What an ordeal! Yes it was fortuitous that you had a car. Sending you positive vibes that the worst is over. Safe travels
9 months agoGlad you’re feeling better. What a thing to go through.
9 months agoI just now have the time to catch up on your travels and find that you have been terribly ill. We returned home from a 5 night camping outing two days ago, and will be going again for 3 night this weekend. So I did get behind in following you.
At this time is sounds like you are somewhat on the mend, but what an ordeal to suffer through. Please do keep us updated about your improving health and the remainder of your trip. Thinking about you and hoping that all is well - and that maybe you know what got you!!
Thanks so much, John!
9 months agoOh Wow. That is a disaster. I have picked up the winter vomiting bug myself last weekend and had two rough days, but in the comfort of home. On a bike tour, that is a nightmare. Gute Besserung!
9 months agoHi Karen, yes, it was very frightening. And yes, Janos was there. He was my rock.
9 months agoHorrors! Not being home or close by a medical personnel you trust in this situation is very frightening. At least you were not without Janos.
Do pray it is not something serious. You are a trooper..
If I had been in good enough shape to get to an airport, I would have flown. But transportation to an airport, flying and getting home from the airport in Munich would have been an inconceivable effort. I had unbearable nausea and needed to have an accessible bathroom close by at all times. Being a hero was my last thought.
9 months agoBroken bike, nausea and abdominal pain--those things would send me to the nearest airport to get the heck out of there. No need to be a hero. You guys earned your bike touring cred long ago.
9 months agoI am doing much much better now, as you can see by the fact that I am again journaling. Thanks for your concern. Continuation tomorrow.
Whatever it was, it was in the rear hub, and it was broken. Bad luck.
I'll get back to you tomorrow, Steve, when I can get the information from Janos. Pedals jamming is exactly what happened. The first couple of times Janos could get them going again. What kind of hub etc tomorrow.
9 months agoHope the weather warms up for you guys!