I went away for one night in September, just to test the waters, cycling with the extra weight, camping etc, & how I felt cycling two days in a row, with one day being 56 miles, & the next day 35. Never camped before either, plus I was on my own. So it was all very exciting. Defiantly have a urge for adventure.
It was a great learning experience, I now know I really need front panniers
, too much weight on the back made it unstable when I was out of the saddle.
It took me around 8 hours to cycle the 56 miles, but I stopped various times, either for fuel, sight seeing, or more food.
I'm planning another few nights away, maybe 2 nights, then 3, before I really layout plans to do Malin Head to Mizen head.
If you can, worth doing a few nights away locally, just to get the idea, but its also exciting just do what you doing, plan a EU trip, & just go for it.