[jka]

Took roughly four months off and cycled coast-to-coast across the USA.

Purely in terms of expenses, it was cheaper than the rent we had been paying on our apartment, although of course that does not factor in the loss of salary.

The cliche to use would be 'once in a lifetime experience' - I think it was, but I would encourage anyone not to limit themselves to one of those, and to make time for as many of them as possible.

In terms of preparation and planning; we wouldn't have attempted it if I hadn't gone a bit mad and suggested the idea, and we wouldn't have managed it if my partner hadn't been there to help out with the logistics of making it possible.

We met incredible and diverse people (both locals and other touring cyclists) throughout the entire journey, and that was probably the aspect of it that I enjoy thinking about most in retrospect.