Potatoes! In 1988 I rode from Portland PDX up to Astoria and down to N. LA in 17 days, with maybe 30lbs of gear. Camped every night. I was very poor. Lost m

Potatoes! In 1988 I rode from Portland PDX up to Astoria and down to N. LA in 17 days, with maybe 30lbs of gear. Camped every night. I was very poor. Lost my wallet the first day, noticed 50 miles out. I returned to where I thought I lost it, nope, had to spend the night in a homeless shelter in Vancouver across the river before I could get a wire the next day. (I learned a lot about life talking with the "homeless" people in that shelter. They took me in, as I was just another variant of "hobo" to them) The next day I retraced my previous day's path, so add on another 100 miles, maybe 1400 in all. After about 5 days, I could no longer afford the required volumes of regular food. So eg. half gallon of chocolate milk and a lb of sharp cheddar cheese for dinner. I always thought I'd get bored eating that much cheese but I never did :-). I treated myself to regular food for lunch. I also lost 15 lbs on that trip. One of the best experiences of my life. I do remember being bored with chewing though. To be clear, I'm not bragging here about an "accomplishment". It wasn't. RAAM, or PBP, those are accomplishments. The fellow who did the Tour de France route this year unsupported is a monster.