all good points, thanks KC

I totally get it being very frustrating wasting money. Ive always been very careful of my money, and having to spend in on a motel would have been a real drag on my first tours--or even today to be quite frank.
Being on a money budget, and time budget is a real issue, and I totally get it.
All that money wasted is very frustrating.

again, I'm sorry the person had the bad luck of bad weather, and I hope it didnt put them off trying bike touring another time.
I also hope some of the suggestions were read and tucked away and remembered.