My Trip on Hold

so- bad news.
After biking from Halifax Nova Scotia to Moncton New Brunswick, I have flown home to Waterloo to nurse and injured right knee.

I will be back with the boys in 5 days...but for now I'm healing at home, and I'm not very happy about it.

One thing is for sure though. Whatever distance I miss- I will bike once we are done in Vancouver. Instead of flying home after our trip, I will be flying back to Moncton to finish my own trip.

Our travels so far have been incredible- we have met some amazing people, we have come together as a great cycling team, and we are really enjoying our experiences.

My knee was bugging me for the past few days- and on Saturday, it all went bad. I woke up knowing that I would need to be checked out once we reached Montcon- my knee was sore, tight, and swollen. But I had no idea how bad I would need it.

After we stopped for lunch on Saturday at a Pizza Delight (we treated ourselves), my knee was intensely painful and tight. After lunch I led the group to Moncton (about 25 km) in the most intense pain I have ever experienced, propelling the bike with my left leg mainly.

I biked all the way to the front door of the emergency room, where I was x-rayed and told that I have pretty impressive ligament damage, that I should not put any weight on my knee for at least 4 days, and that I couldn't cycle for 7.

So the boys are biking in New Brunswick now- I will meet up with them in Quebec, and eventually we will ride into Ottawa together on the 1st or 2nd of June.

Despite the knee thing- the trip has been amazing. Together, we can really fly...we can get up to 35km/hour easily if we are on flat terrain. Unfortunately, we are a bit behind schedule because of HORRIBLE weather in the east coast. It has rained on us each day. The worst day we biked through a 3 degree temperature which featured a downpour at the end of the day.

But we have all fallen in love with bike touring, and I can't wait to get back with the boys.