Harry keep us filled in as your trip goes. On your itinerary, day 2....you are a tourist.
NR: OC trip looks like it's coming together again. should you change your mind you are welcome to my trailer to haul your gear;-) There's a guy on the touring forum who is your complete opposite. He carrys everything. He just broke his rear eyelet on a Kona Sutra on his first tour through the ADK(but at least he didn't use a sag wagon...jk Harry).
GB if you ride back to back 300Ks then you're halfway to P-B-P.