There were lots of special moments but the hilite of my tour had to be riding with Tony, Tony and Mark from Alaska.
My bike worked great, I aired up the tires a couple times and lubed the chain daily, that was it.
My body at 60 years old was not quite as solid. I started to have a problem with my left knee. This was a first for me and it's been fine since so I'll right it off as a result of not much riding in December followed by overdoing it a bit in the first few days of the tour.
There wasn't really anything I brought that I now feel I did not need to bring except for maybe my tin cup. Things I would have liked to have include a peak on my helmet and white arm sleeves for sun protection. Also a better sleeping mat, and possibly a varga stove and pot would give me more eating options.
I brought an eTrex, smartphone and the National Geographic maps. I did not bring the Baja Almanac and there was probably only one day that I would have actually looked at it, the day we took the alternate route.
I figured that the last thing I would want to do on my holiday after the tour would be to ride my bike but I quite enjoyed riding Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego and I'm already thinking about what my next adventure by bike will be.
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