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Well done, and sounds like a wonderful first long tour
As a matter of interest do you know if many people utilised that service?
And did everyone camp or was hotel/motel/inn options available?
On a different note did everyone do the full route or did some join "late" and depart before the finish?
As a concept, an annual (and different) route across the State is a great idea. There's potentially 43 different routes across the State (OK maybe the ones from 40 years ago need to be checked first) for potential bike tourists to choose. A standalone project this year but an addition to an ever growing list of routes.
Do the host cities/towns try to develop this with any permanent facilities for cyclists?
Oklahoma is probably too far, logistically, for you but does Texas do anything similar?
I recall you taking a motel room a couple of nights in poor weather so remember that when that isn't an option that being able to get into some dry clothes after setting up a tent in the rain (and probably mud) is a gift from the Touring Gods!fewer changes of clothes. I only ended up using about 1/2 of what I carried.
There are a lot of those in Spain too - and most are not tent friendly - in fact, tents are often prohibited.many of the small towns which I have passed through traveling by car have designated free or inexpensive spots for motor homes and travel trailers.
I recall you taking a motel room a couple of nights in poor weather so remember that when that isn't an option that being able to get into some dry clothes after setting up a tent in the rain (and probably mud) is a gift from the Touring Gods!
Of course it means getting into the wet clothes again the next morning - a gift from the Touring Gremlins
How many t-shirts from sandwich places did you carry?