thanks you all for the responses. I have been viewing a lot of you tube videos about people's experience touring either north america, or in europe. I find it truly amazing and can't wait to start doing that for myself. like one the post suggested, I am thinking about starting small, like a 2 or 3 day trip, then work my way up. touring by bike has been in my mind for a long time, I just did not put it into action until I started to read some books about people travelling by bike. The books triggered my interest in touring and made me want to learn more about preperation. I went to a bike shop to find out how much would a bike cost, and to my surprise, the owner already did two tours across canada by bike, so he gave me some excellent answers and pointers. He said what most of you said, Its an rich experience, and I should go do it.
Wrldtraveller.