And I thank all of you who recommended me checking here, instead of over there! I guess being a newby to touring, I'm entitled to one mistake a day...???

Thanks for all the responses, and I have read and re-read, taking all the thoughts in. I have a road-atlas that I use when driving truck, I have been looking in there to see what I can come up with, but I asked here because maybe a cycling group or service may have had something better.

So thank you for the welcome, and you can look forward to more questions popping up as they arise.