Following a dream...

After two supported tours in the last 3 years, I want to try one on my own. I did a fully loaded trip once before for 2 weeks when I was just out of college, and now want to get in a dry run of sorts before I dream much more about the post-retirement adventure of riding coast to coast. That dream has followed me since 1976 and BikeCentennial, which I didn't pursue at the time. But I need to be sure I still enjoy it to the extent that the dream is really still on the table. Thus, this trip.