[joosebox]

Did you blog your bicycle experience? I'd love to hear what kind of preparation goes into that. It's all idea that's become appealing lately.

[themodelplumber]

Not OP but just in the spirit of contribution, here is one of my favorite long-distance cycling journals by a (very thrifty) science & engineering geek.

https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1mr&page_id=1390...

[japhyr]

I wrote a book about it:

https://www.amazon.com/Road-Alaska-Eric-Matthes/dp/154417596...

Bicycle travel is great. You go slow enough to see everything and meet people you wouldn't through motorized travel, but you go fast enough to cover long distances over a period of weeks or months.