Almost all of my tours when I first got into it were short. I was a musician, working 3 and 4 day stretches, so I'd get on my bike on a Monday and take off for two or three days. A long tour was 4 days. My first 2 longer tours were week-long during spring breaks. On those "longer tours" I'd often ride a day or two to get to a destination and then stay there and relax a few days until it was time to ride home. I was living in Bellingham, Washington in those days, so my tours were mostly in the San Juans, up and down Whidbey Island, or up into B. C. Good times.