We met up with Sherman about 30 minutes into the ride. He'd had a puncture and Richard, one of the U.K riders stopped to give him assistance so we continued on. At about the 45 mile mark Michelle received a call on her cell, it was the paramedic that scooped Sherman off the pavement after he collided with a pick up as he came down an exit ramp.
The paramedic said he was banged up but not in serious condition. He was taken to the hospital in San Luis Obispo which was just minutes from the site of the accident. After all the tests and scans were taken the results showed a broken hip, broken pinky finger and three broken ribs. We are thankful as it could have been much worse.]
We remained with Sherman at the hospital until he got situated in a room. His wife Peg, who just happened to be in Denver seeing grandchildren is flying in tomorrow morning. Sherman will have total hip surgery tomorrow and most likely will spend a week before being ready to fly home. We will miss having our friend on the trip and finishing the ride with him in San Diego but we are glad the accident wasn't worse. We'll pray for his speedy recovery.
Tomorrow we head 63 miles to Solvang, a town that is know for it's Norwegian influence. We've been told we need to try the pancake balls that are filled with fruit fillings.
The riding is beautiful and challenging. After 3 weeks and some 1,400 miles we'll be glad to reach San Diego this Friday.
Best,
M and Big
Sherman on the Coast of California
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