Hi Karen, yes, it was very frightening. And yes, Janos was there. He was my rock.

Horrors! 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.

Broken 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.

I 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.

Keep us posted on how you are feeling, Suzanne. Dodie, the former nurse, is concerned for you. Steve asks- is Janos' problem in the rear hub? and what is the make and model of his rear hub? Steve had a similar issue a week or so ago (pedals wouldn't turn) but he was lucky and things resolved after a bit of messing about with the shifter, turning the power on and off, and gently forcing the pedals to rotate.

Oy! Who needs that on a bike tour? Sorry you had to go through this, Suzanne.

Great blossom on that bottle brush tree!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistemon

Great photo!

Great photo!

Great one of Scott, also!

I love this photo you took of me!

Agreed! Gorgeous!

Go CAL!

Great story! Now I’m waiting to see what the bike problem was, as I suppose is Janos.