You've waited a long time to do this. Spend as much as you need to make it the trip you've dreamed about. If that's a motel every night and restaurants for every meal, so be it.

I started my touring career thinking free camping and diy meals was the only way to bicycle tour. After a bit, that approach begin to get a little tedious. I began to loosen up. Now, at 71, my mood/needs on any particular day determines how much it's gonna cost. Might be $10, might be $150. Average is probably $40.

Be sure and subtract what you'd normally be spending daily at home for a more realistic prospective for the cost of a tour.