How I stop pedaling and learned to ice my knee
One of the bummers in filling in the end of the ride, aside from it being the end of the ride, is that I finally was forced to get a new phone. As some of you know, I threw my old one to the ground several times, even running it over in a Wyoming parking lot in front of Radio Shack. Anyway, some where in the switch to new, I lost my photos from the last bit of my trip.
I’m not going to use the whole thousand words per to make up for the loss, so use tour imagination. It won’t be too taxing because there isn’t much ground to cover, sadly.
As I said, I made the wedding with a week to spare.
Proof I was there: the bride and I.
the next morning I needed to see the proof I was there.
After the rest, I started off on Monday for Brooklyn, heading due east to Lake Champlain. It was rainy and chilly, but so so nice to be back on the road.
I pulled into Westport on the lake shore, had a quick double cheeseburger and fries and headed back out.
Here’s where trouble set in.
In between Westport and Port Henry, my right knee developed a sensation I’ll call an agonizing stab with a heated steak knife. My right knee is the location of an old ski injury sustained while showing off to some 8 year olds in my charge while working as a ski instructor in Crested Butte, CO, but that’s enough on that story..
I rode on, hoping to work out the pain. Despite frequent stops to massage the back of my knee and cry, the pain continued.
Arriving in Port Henry, I stopped at Stewart’s, bought a milkshake and procuring ice for the now swelling knee - probably a product more of my amatuer massaging - and weighed my options. Continue on in pain or throw in the towel.
Being among the uninsured, my concern was monetary as well as for my well-being. Crass, so Crass.
I stopped. I made it across the country and will return to ride to and from Lake Placid soon. I’ll drag my brother with me next time.
The schooner’s dry docked. Now the task is to set up and build more cargo bikes for NYC - onward! Excelsior!
More on that effort soon - it a developing story.
