I went to a presentation by this young lady last year. It is worth looking at.

the loong way home

During the past 2 decades of touring my wife and I have met many women touring solo. My wife is just a few years older than you, and one of her comments when we first encountered a solo woman was, " When I was in school, most young women would not have considered touring solo on a bike"; inferring it was a generational thing. Today women touring alone are pretty common.

Being comfortable while riding solo is an individual trait. I don't believe gender or age are factors. There are both young and older males on this forum that believe carrying a firearm for protection is a necessity. There are also folks of both genders that believe taking your gear, including bicycles, into their tent is the only way to make sure it is there in the morning. There are also the majority of riders who take reasonable precautions, trust people and are not fearful to the extreme.

I'd suggest looking at some of the tour journals on the "crazy guy on a bike" website for examples of how other bike tourers handle riding solo. https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/...octype=journal

Good luck with your venture, and remember there are still a lot of great people out there.