Comments on: The Mood Shift of Cycling the Last Thousand Kilometres https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2017/12/the-mood-shift-of-cycling-the-last-thousand-kilometres/ TDA Global Cycling offers cross-continent bike expeditions ranging from 2 weeks to 5 months! Sat, 09 Dec 2017 05:21:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brad https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2017/12/the-mood-shift-of-cycling-the-last-thousand-kilometres/#comment-198883 Sat, 09 Dec 2017 05:21:02 +0000 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/?p=31076#comment-198883 In reply to Rae.

Hi Rae, yes you make a very good point! Especially on the long tours where you really develop a strong relationship with your fellow riders over a third or even half a year on the road together… life becomes very simple, and the thought of leaving the “TDA bubble” and returning to the real world is certainly daunting towards the end.

Thanks for the comments Rae, I hope you’re well 🙂

]]> By: Rae https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2017/12/the-mood-shift-of-cycling-the-last-thousand-kilometres/#comment-198746 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:55:26 +0000 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/?p=31076#comment-198746 You’ve really made me think, Brad, because everything you say is true, and you’ve certainly captured sentiments that I’ve had or behaviours that I’ve displayed in the last leg of the trip, but it has never left me feeling that it was the best part of the trip. The overwhelming feeling I have is that of impending withdrawal from every day on the bike with new places and experiences, cokes and beers with the gang. I start to appreciate more what we’ve already seen, the people and shared life. Maybe I appear relaxed – if so, that’s probably a great relief to my fellow riders – buy my mood is of strangely tranquil sadness that with every passing pedal stroke, the greater the likelihood that the best is already behind.

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