Yippee! ANOTHER TOURING cyclist! Can not have to many of those. Just a couple comments...

Maye your mileage per day is too high. Relax and enjoy the scenery. The hills in interior north Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky can be fierce and the 'hollers' can get real humid. I found folks in Tenn and Ky to be real friendly, I have never pair for a cup of coffee in a diner in horseracin' country of central Tenn and Ky. Wild camping is everywhere but of course this is tick country, so keep an eye out for the buggers and get em off as soon as ya can.

Even though you don't pack cooking gear, buying food in stores can still be pretty cost effective. Breakfast can be rolls, yogurt and juices; lunch can be sandwiches and cookies; dinner can be cooked chickens or $5 footlongs.

And if things get a bit showery, wet, and tough sledding...don;t forget a bad day cycling beats a good day workin.'

roughstuff