Because these are interesting questions:
-- what time do you feel comfortable getting up in the morning? 8's ok. 9's better. on a recent solo tour, I didn't get going till 1.
-- how long do you think it will take to get ready to ride?1-1.5 hrs
-- do you like a fairly long lunch break in the middle of the day? Or not?sure do. big breakfast too if possible.
-- would you like to stop and visit tourist attractions along the way? yep Do you prefer to stay in one place a couple nights in order to take in a particular tourist attraction? that takes too much "bike" out of "bike touring" Or are you more interested in riding than seeing the sights?mostly riding
-- are you the type of cycletourist who likes to ride pretty much every day ... your "rest days" might be a 30 mile day instead of the usual 80 mile days?never gone far enough to have rest days, maybe 6 on 1 off sounds good. Or do you like to arrange a pattern of 3 days of riding and 1 day off, or something similar?
-- how many hours of riding would you like to do each day? (or how far could you see yourself riding each day?)6-7 is good
-- what time would you like to arrive at the campsite?before the pub shuts. dark is fine.
-- what are some things you might like to do between arriving at the campsite and going to sleep? pub, dinner. theoretically read, but it hasn't happened yet. Do you need to eat immediately upon arrival at the campsite?I need to eat immediately constantly Do you like to relax at the campsite in the evenings? Do you prefer to seek out some night life in a nearby town? if the local country pub counts as "night life", then yes.
-- what time would you like to go to sleep?when the pub shuts. 11ish maybe.