For a moment or two I thought that we
were going to repeat last year's scenario. We were riding on a cycle
lane, separated from the highway. Luxury. In order to prevent cars
from using the lane there were poles put in the middle at some
places. After having passed several of them Eveline smashed into one
and crashed on the pavenment. Initially it didn't look good at all.
She had much pain in the lower back and in her upper left leg.
Couldn't stand at all. A man who lived there had called 000, and so
an ambulance and a police car arrived at the scene. By that time
Eveline could more or less stand again. The medics and the police
officers were very professional and service oriented. After a check
they were confident no bones were broken. Relief. In the end they
decided that they'd better take Eveline to the caravan park in
Macksville that we had in mind, another 10 k. The police car took her
bike, which had hardly any damage. I raced behind them and found
Eveline waiting for me at the caravan park, still a bit shaky, but
alright.
We rented a cabin, she was too stiff
and too sore to go in a tent that night. The receptionist of
the park offered to take us to the shopping centre, as we still had
to buy our food etc. Such a friendly gesture, it took at least 45
minutes going up and down, but she simply did it and wanted nothing
in return. Would we find this in Europe? I wonder. In the end we had
a nice and comfortable night in this park.
The next day Eveline appeared to be
able to ride her bike again and after a couple of days it was all
over and almost forgotten.
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