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From: Tallahassee, FL

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What time you get up?

It varies. I tend toward getting up early, but there are days I sleep in a bit more. Some of my favorite riding is on the days I get up and on the road a couple hours before daylight. That said lounging around for a few hours in the tent on a rainy morning can be nice too.

Do you take your time at the campsite, or pack up and go?
If I am alone I generally pack and am on the road quickly after waking. When traveling with others, I wind up taking longer in camp.

Do you have breakfast, or just granola bar on the way?

Again it varies. Sometimes a granola bar or instant oatmeal in camp usually followed by a diner breakfast 10 or 20 miles later. Once in a while a big breakfast in camp, but that is not a very frequent choice for me.

What do you normally do for lunch? Quick sandwich, or pub/restaurant?

Again it depends. Often it is something cold by the side or the road. That might be peanut butter and bagels. It might be wraps with fresh veggies, freeze dried hummus, foil packed tuna or salmon, or whatever else might be available. Crackers and sharp cheese with some carrot sticks or something are good too.

What time do you normally like to be at the next campsite?

Again, as usual it varies. Pretty often I roll into camp in the early afternoon, but I also roll in after dark sometimes.

What kind of camping spot you think is best for a cyclo-tourist?

Best for the "cyclo-tourist" in general? I have no idea. I like to stay in small towns in the community park. I think staying with hosts is great. I have had a nice time staying in churches where they offered. Hiker bikers sites are nice too. I think that when it comes down to it, variety is part of what makes touring fun. The nights in a quiet town park checking out the local diner or cooking in camp, wandering along the banks of the river near the campsite looking at bison in Yellowstone, having dinner with the pastor and his wife when staying in a church hall, hanging out with a bunch of Harley riders on the 4th of July in a small town, and a bunch of others are a big part of what it is about for me.

Do you take the panniers off and lock up your bikes, or just let your stuff sit there overnight? (I saw someone leave panniers on the bike, and I must admit I'm way too paranoid to do that).

It depends to some degree where I am. I am way more lax in a remote rural town than I am in a city. My panniers almost always stay loaded and on my bike overnight though. I use a cable lock most of the time at night. My electronics and valuables are in my handlebar bag which goes with me where ever I go. Places where bears are likely to be a problem, one or more panniers may be in a bear box or hanging in a tree.
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