Originally Posted by
popscube
How did you train,
I didn't.
what mistakes did you make,
Not training. Or, more appropriately, not at least loading up a bike for a day or two simulating how I would be riding and learning how/what to pack, what I did and didn't need, etc.
what prevented you from quitting if you felt like quitting,
I was in Europe on an open jaw flight schedule and would have had to lug my bike on public transit to the destination anyhow, after ripping my thigh open and pulling my groin in a crash.
how did you get into bike touring? I am just curious about peoples stories.
My uncle does a lot of it, and it sounded like fun, so I just decided to do it as I was getting bored with regular ways of seeing Europe