Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
I dunno if bike-commuting relieves stress, as much as
riding in traffic with cars helps put my work stress into a different perspective.
In a similar vein, I have posted that when my wife and I were active cycle tourists,
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Originally Posted by
bikingshearer
A thought or two, based on personal experience....
Also, what's the hurry? One of the joys of touring is the singleness of purpose and absence of demands. All you have to do is get there: you don't have to get there fast or get their first - and if you are touring with camping gear, odds are you can be incredibly flexible about what "getting there" means on any given day.
Embrace that. Don't let your tour become an exercise in trading one rat-race for another.
Though I haven't toured in about 20 years,
my wife and I did a cross country ride, and toured in Michigan, Ontario, New England and the Maritimes. … Doesn't that sound like a Great Escape from the usual daily work/commute "rat-race"?
In fact,
bad touring days made me long for sitting in an office doing my usual job--very restorative.