November, 2008

Bike Trouble

On November 21 I was riding over Saddle Road on my way to Kona when I lost control of my motorcycle and crashed heavily. I was airlifted by helicopter to North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea where I was treated for a concussion, a laceration on my head, and various scrapes and bruises. The impact knocked me senseless and I have no memory of anything immediately after the crash until I woke up in the hospital bed 45 minutes later. My x-rays came back negative for broken bones and a CT scan showed no permanent head trauma and I was released after a few hours. The doctor commented that I seemed to be in pretty good shape considering the damage to my helmet and circumstances of the accident.

All in all I am alive, just a bit bruised and scratched up, my helmet is trashed and the face shield was ripped away, had I not been wearing it I would have certainly been killed; I haven't seen my bike yet, as its still in the tow yard, but I can imagine it's in bad shape.

Word travels fast so I just wanted to set the record straight, thanks everyone for your emails and calls. I'm doing fine, just resting up for a few days. Back on the air soon...

-kurt





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In August of 2007 I moved to Hilo, HI; brought a camera with me and started video taping my different experiences.

I'm originally from Southern California and will probably be moving back there sometime in 2009.

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Since 2000, I've been writing in a notebook to record my experiences during every trip I've taken. There are entries from California, London, Texas, Beijing, Barcelona, Vancouver, Brooklyn, Paris, The Philippines, Rome, San Sebastien, New Mexico, Florence, Seoul, Hilo, Las Vegas and more. After a few more trips, the plan is to publish it as a book.

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