Fortunately, the worst of the storm passed through while we were asleep. My group started riding around 7:30 this morning while there were still light showers. Showers continued as we rode for the first 40 miles. The remaining 40 miles were in overcast skies, though we had an hour of sunshine and blue sky.
In the early afternoon, we had yet another accident. Mike Gibson fell from his bike after his front wheel was caught in a storm grate. Heddi was following close to Mike and was also caught up in the accident. Mike broke his clavicle, and unfortunately will end his participation in the tour. Heddi now has complimentary abrasions to the ones she received several days ago.
Another sad incident occurred to my group as we encountered a young Labrador dog. He began chasing us from the left side of the road, while a car passed us, also on the left. The car struck the dog, and did not stop or slow down. We we able to contact a neighbor, though the dogs owner was not home.
The property of the dogs owner was fenced. Why, or how, did the dog venture beyond the yard? -- Why did the driver who struck the dog not stop to inform the dogs owner of the incident?
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