Well, like I think it was John Lennon said, "Life is what happens while you are busy making plans!". Two years we have been planning this trip and we had it down to the the "n'th" detail. 5 seconds and all that went out the window and planning strarted anew. In that same theme, aother 24 hours has passed and the plans that I thought were complete yesterday continue to fall apart. We have a car, and a driver to get Jenn and I to Nogales, but after our Mexican Insurance adjustor told me that moving our bikes with a tow company tomorrow would be "No Problemo", they seem to have retreated from that position. I have calls out to our Insurance Company home office in Mexico City and have given them to 2 PM to come up with something. Last I heard, they might be able to take Jenn's bike, but they wouldn't take mine unless I work my own deal with the tow company. Worse case, as long as they can get her bike there, I will follow them on my bike the three hours north. If they don't have anything concrete by 2 PM (4 PM Eastern), I will go back to my new friend and "Hermosillo Rigger " Francisco the security guy here at the hotel, and ask him to pull one more rabbit out of his hat!
Jenn and I left the hotel for the first time since the accident today. I asked Francisco if they had a Walmart here in Hermosillo, as all of Jenn's toiletry stuff was also lost in the stolen bag and she wanted to freshen up a bit. He said they actually had 4 here and arranged for a taxi to take us and wait for us to finish. So we jumped in the cab and Francisco thoughtfully brought Jenn the hotel wheel chair for our shopping. The Walmart looked pretty much like the ones up north, mostly the same products that we see, with a few local items mixed in. So we got Jenn her " lady things", picked up some large trash bags to put our road gear in for the car ride, and went out to our waiting cab.
Jenn seems to be much more pain today, not just her foot but her whole body. But I guess when you were hit by a truck doing over 40 mph and flying thru the air over 20 feet that is to be expected. I continue to be in awe of my wife. Not only is she the most beautiful woman in the world, but they don't make them any tougher. After surviving that horrendous crash, and with her left boot completely full of blood from her crushed foot, she not only drove the last 75 miles through twisty mountains have the constantly shift, but had to do so with that same bad foot and on a motorcycle with her left foot peg broken off! Everytime that a shift was needed she would pull her badly mangled foot off the highway peg and perfrom the shift without a hitch! I thank god that we wear the proper protection. Had she not had those Motocross boots on her foot would have been crushed, and the armor in our riding gear let her walk away pretty badly bruised from head to toe, but with her beautiful body intact.
I am still having trouble sleeping, as the sight of that crash in front of me and the truck narrowly going past me, continue to haunt me. I know it will pass in time, but the sight of her unconscious on the ground is still too overwhelming. Well, that is all for now. Jenn and I had some time to talk today, shared some cries, but thankful for the chance to hopefully spend many more days together. EVERYDAY IS A BLESSING!
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