Henry's notes:
Day 23: A day with significant speed bumps. Linda woke up with severe nausea and dizziness that had started the night before. She could hardly stand up to walk even a few steps without losing her balance. It did not appear that any riding was going to be possible today. After consulting with our in-house family doctor (Jeff Polzin), the working diagnosis was benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). One of the treatments for this is the Epley maneuver to dislodge an otolith (one can find anything on YouTube), and Jeff P had done this about 50 times in the past for his patients. So we tried it for Linda, and she was immediately better by 80%. After about an hour, Linda took a spin on her bike, and decided that she was going to try riding. We finished the filling breakfast prepared by Ken and Cathi, and said our goodbyes, being very grateful for another homestay. We were also sad to see our riding companion Jeff Polzin leave to go home to Black River Falls, after having him ride with us the last few days. We kept a close eye on Linda, but she seemed to be doing fine, and her nausea gradually improved through the day.
Day 23: A day with significant speed bumps. Linda woke up with severe nausea and dizziness that had started the night before. She could hardly stand up to walk even a few steps without losing her balance. It did not appear that any riding was going to be possible today. After consulting with our in-house family doctor (Jeff Polzin), the working diagnosis was benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). One of the treatments for this is the Epley maneuver to dislodge an otolith (one can find anything on YouTube), and Jeff P had done this about 50 times in the past for his patients. So we tried it for Linda, and she was immediately better by 80%. After about an hour, Linda took a spin on her bike, and decided that she was going to try riding. We finished the filling breakfast prepared by Ken and Cathi, and said our goodbyes, being very grateful for another homestay. We were also sad to see our riding companion Jeff Polzin leave to go home to Black River Falls, after having him ride with us the last few days. We kept a close eye on Linda, but she seemed to be doing fine, and her nausea gradually improved through the day.
Rain was predicted for the evening and also overnight, so we decided to ride about 5 miles further (despite our late start) to stay at a casino hotel, rather than camp in a state park. Our ride was thus extended to 90 miles today. About 50 miles into the ride, Tim's rear wheel rim split out. We were way out in the country, and nowhere near a bike shop. Tim decreased the pressure in his tire, unhooked his rear brakes (!), and didn't really have much choice except to keep riding. Amazingly, he made it the whole way without the rim completely coming apart. He is hoping that the rim will hold together for one more day, when his friend can take him to a bike store for a wheel replacement. The bike shops are few and far between in this part of the state . . .
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| The problem wheel. |
Today's ride was largely along the Minnesota River Scenic Byway, and we had a tailwind, but it was made more difficult because about 75% was on very hilly gravel roads. That took a lot out of us. The alternative path on paved roads to the same destination would have added another 20 miles, so we chose gravel.
We had a buffet dinner at the casino for the first time on our journey. There were raw oysters (which Tim skipped) and ice cream (which Tim did not skip).
Maps of today's ride:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3774265616
https://www.relive.cc/view/u3622465837
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