2 day credit card tour, nice! Like the way you used trains - they're kinda like Hamburger Helper - get you out of junk miles and straight to the good stuff.
A short 2-3 day tour allows you to wait until there's good weather. With two people it's easy to organize.
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.