Yeaman, Ky- The Patton's Near Slaughters Ky and Providence, Ky
Miles: 83
Temp: 90s to 107 after the storm 68
Weather: crazy !!!
Today was a huge day! So many miles, so much went on some good some not so good.
We started the day with a wonderful breakfast made by Beth and Garry. We said farewell and started our 81 mile day. It was very hot today, as Bryn and I were riding together we noticed the temp got up to 107 degrees. Right as it hit the hottest part of the day, a storm began to roll in. It turned into a huge thunder storm. The lightning began to get a little overwhelming, and the rain was about to start so we decided to take cover in a barn that was off our route. It began to rain as soon as we got in under the roof. About 10 minutes into the downpour it began to hail, large dime sized hail. After the rain we began to ride away twards our camp. About 9 miles away from the house we were stopped by Darrel, the guy whose house we were staying at, telling us that Jack had a bike accident and was going to the hospital. All we knew is he had a pretty bad wreck. We got to the Patton's house and had a wonderful dinner while waiting for Jacks condition update. What happned was that while Jack, Joe, and Olaf were riding they encountered a dog. Not your average nice dog, they tried to squirt the dog with water to scare it away but Jack ended up jerking the handle bars to avoid the dog and went down on his head and shoulder. He had a small abrasion on his face. It was awhile before we knew what he had happned because he wasn't seen for a long while and they had to run tests. We went to bed not knowing how bad it was. When we got up the next day we found out the bad news. Turned out Jack had broken his collar bone and a few ribs. He was told to stay inactive for at least four weeks. We were left to contemplate the rest of our trip into the next few days... Stay posted for updates
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