I too am conducting my first bicycle tour this Summer, around the Canadian Province of New Brunswick.
And then, I'll be cycling across Canada in 2015!
These trips are my coming-of-age trips, that AndrewClaus mentioned. I'm a young guy, with no real idea of what it is that I want to do with my life, and so, I am heading out on the open road, I'm travelling and discovering myself.
I have decided to combine two things that I love: cycling, and writing! I've created my own website, dedicated to my cycling and freelance travel writing. I've been inspired by people like Alastair Humphreys', Tom Allen, and other round-the-world cyclists'.
I wish you the best of luck on your bicycle tours of now, and the future. Just enjoy them!