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| Karen at the beginning of our ride today |
Nine miles into the gorgeous, often shaded,
West Orange Trail, Karen took a tumble off her bicycle when braking suddenly to avoid a speeding car as they set a land speed record. Thankfully, Karen's worst injury was a split chin, in addition to two bloody knees.
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We were happy the construction was improving the
infrastructure, but it blocked the bike path and sidewalk |
It was a beautiful but challenging day. It started with our discovery that active construction completely blocked the bike lane on FL 436, our initial 5 mile leg. As that highway is a busy, 6 lane, 55 mph thoroughfare, we decided to skip it.
Karen was feeling pretty good considering her fall, so we continued our ride for 12.3 miles until encountering some hills south of Lake Apopka. With the exertion required to pedal up these hills, her slowly bleeding chin now dripped profusely. We decided she should rest while I retrieved the RV, 6.9 miles away, collect Karen & her bike, then visit a nearby urgent care. They took good care of her and we're now relaxing after a late dinner discussing tomorrow.
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| Our bikes before our start, ready to go |
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| Some of the trail was picturesque |
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| Karen enjoying her ride |
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| Downtown Winter Garden |
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| Downtown Winter Garden |
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| Brown arrow marks Karen's fall, Red arrow marks her resting point |
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