You've ridden your bike for a while. You've done some organized day rides, maybe even 50 miles. Why would you want to ever do a week long bike ride? Suppose you've started a new job, one that has 2 weeks vacation for the first 5 years and 6 holidays per year. (My position not too long ago). Why would you want to spend a week, perhaps the only straight week off you have in a year, on your bike?
Vacations are about a change of pace, a way to get out of your routine, a way to relax and regroup. A biking vacation gives you a way to simplify. Your life consists of getting up in the morning, eating breakfast, packing up, biking, unpacking, eating dinner, and waiting for the next day. Your only responsibility is to reach the next site. Things move slowly. On a bike, you can see everything, you can pay attention to everything. You have time for anything. There is no reason to hurry: you would only have to wait longer for the next day. If you have a high stress job, this is the perfect vacation. You are forced to slow down. Your mind can wander. You can take the time to notice even the smallest thing.
A bike trip is a classless society. Even though everyone is different, everyone wears the same not very flattering clothes. Everyone has the same goal: get to the next site. You can meet and talk to people and have something immediately in common: the experiences on the ride. A bike trip can give you a chance to step outside yourself. It's like "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" but in a nice way.
Oh, one other thing. Bike trips take place in summer and fall when its warm, not in the winter.
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Well said.
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