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[Crankin]

Interesting observations, Marni.
I've never done a tour longer than 8 days. I found that as the days went on, I was very happy to be done, it all seemed like a dream, and I couldn't believe that I had ridden that much or climbed the mountains I climbed. Of course, any tours I've done didn't approach the amount of riding you did! When touring in Europe, and even Canada, we always take 2-3 days of plain old vacation and total relaxation before heading home. This seems to help. Of course, I never have any issues getting back into my routine, as I am pretty much a creature of habit and up until 8-9 years ago, I rarely traveled anywhere far.

[lauraelmore1033]

Boy, that really would be hard to resume your "regular" life after a ride like that! I'm a little like Crankin I think; end of day three on a seven day tour and I'm already starting to get a little cranky with the whole touring situation. Day four finds me feeling run down and eyeing my fellow riders with irritiation as they do things like pile their plates with disgusting quantities of food, shorting the people at the end of the line, and as they disappear into the portapoties and don't come out--like ever. by the end, my body has bounced back and I do get to feeling like I could continue long term if I had to, but I'm always really happy to be heading for home. I could never leave my kitties longer than a week anyway...