With apprehension, I'm in. My first 600. Hoping for some calm late summer weather.
No accommodation booked but for some flexibility I'm taking an Alpkit Hunka bivvy bag along with my first attempt at a MYOG synthetic quilt. So hopefully there are some nice secluded spots enroute to bivvy, else it will probably be in a ditch somewhere.
I consider myself a very full value rider and, depending how I feel, plan to grab some kip at the 350-400km point, wherever that turns out to be.
Looking forward to it ... sort of