Sorry to hear about you injury. It looks painful. Take care. By the way if you end up in Dobbiaco/Toblach there is a great hotel called Hotel Rosengarten that we stayed at when we were Nordic skiing. They have great breakfasts and they do wonderful 5 course dinners. We are staying there for 3 nights starting September 25.

Rachael keeps commenting on all the ways you and she sound alike, and here’s another one - she is challenged by the left/right concept also. It’s pretty random which way she will look when a call out for her to look in a direction, so I often call out ‘No, your other left’.

I’m so sorry about your mishap, and am glad it wasn’t worse. Good job falling away from the line of traffic! Always carry electrical tape - that’s my motto. Works on lacerations, or broken car bumpers.

Keith really had me laughing this morning. I really am serious about being directionally challenged. He told me to tell you I don’t even know my left from my right so I just took a guess. That is a bit of an exaggeration but it is why he does all the navigating. Thank goodness you noticed though! Thanks again 👍.
Kathleen

A friend has suggested to Keith that I wear full hockey gear for the rest of the tour hehe. That would save me from such incidents 😀. It feels pretty good this morning and we are going to explore Cortina...on foot.
Kathleen

Thank goodness it wasn’t worse. The really dumb thing is that a few cm either way and there wouldn’t have been a problem. Oh well, this morning it feels pretty good, I can bend my knee a full 90 degrees and I will be able to bike. Just not today. It is beautiful and sunny here, a bit of a surprise and we are going to explore Cortina.
Kathleen

Eeeeek! Edit coming right up. Thank goodness you noticed that. It was a lousy spot for a photo, so much going on. If I had fallen into the traffic...well, let’s not think about!
Kathleen

Thank goodness it wasn't one of those loose gravel incidents. Sounds exactly what happened to me when Ibroke my ankle

Wow, where did he get fancy green tape?

Blood stain on carefree cycling sock is a tear jerker?

Did you truly fall left, toward traffic? Does not jive with injured right leg? Surely the drop from new to old surface was down to the right?

Steve

Oh dear. Glad it wasn't worse.

Ouch , there was really no need to do that. Your blog is entertaining enough without the extra drama.

Hi Rachael -yes we are having a great run here with the exception of a minor glitch today resulting in 8 stiches to Kathleen’s knee. We are in Cortina in the Dolimites - what a beautiful place. So we will be off the bikes for a couple days while things mend a bit. We plan to spend a few days exploring the area before we head down the Drau. Weather haa deteriorated a bit but we will make the most of it.

You sure are having a great trip with amazing scenery. I can’t wait to get to Italy. Croatia is beautiful but I’m tired of staying in apartments and not having the wonderful breakfasts, breads and pastries you get in Italy and France. Only one more week.

Looks very pointy!

Actually, the CN is quite in favour today, earning the designation "Keith" several times!

A cakewalk!