Eleven of us who were zapped by the food poisoning yesterday were advised to rest and recover today - especially since we are to have headwinds again. We have been allowed to remain in our overnight motel in Dalhart and will be transported by the sag vehicles later this afternoon. As it turned out, yesterday, seven riders were given IV's, from one to three liters of saline solution. Some were also given antibiotics. The doctor has reported the food poisoning to the Health Dept. so it is being investigated.
Due to the food poisoning and brutal headwinds only eight out of 39 riders made it in without being sagged, yesterday. The last rider came in around 8pm after almost 13 hours on the road.
The CrossRoads staff has been fantastic throughout all of our extreme weather conditions and other happenings on this tour. The logistics of sagging so many riders and transporting them to hospitals has to have been a nightmare to them but they have remained cool and smiling throughout.
Mack, one of the staff from England, left the tour today to fly home. He has a heart condition that was re triggered by the food poisoning and so it was thought best that he return home. We were sorry to see him go as he always greeted us at the sag stops with encouragement and a smiling face. Mack has ridden the tour before but was working on the staff this year.
It is interesting to note that several of the riders and/or staff have done part or all of the tour before and they confirm that we have had more extremes in weather and other happenings than ever before. Some riders are repeating to reach their goal of riding every mile without being sagged or are filling in gaps not ridden on previous tours.
Tomorrow, we will ride from Guymon, OK, to Liberal, KS, home of Dorothy of Wizard of Oz fame. It will be a short 40 miles with tailwinds being forecasted - very welcomed after our recent riding conditions.
Bye for now and thanks for the comments.
Bob
2 comments:
Bob:
I felt that the cross country ride need a few more rest days. A few extra days would turn the trip from a hard trip to a pleasure cruise. It is very unfortunate that you get the extra rest days this way. I sure hope that this is the low point of the trip. It is probably the last time you will take my word on something you should do.
Terry
Bob,
Sure sorry you have experienced the food poisoning. I had it once before and know it is not a nice experience. I hope the rest of your time is so much nicer. Take care of yourself. Rog
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