Realistic time requirements

[Westinghouse]

I was going to say there are unknown variables that reduce and add to daily mileage on a bike that are no so important in enclosed motorized transportation, but that has been said in word and in deed. Snow had me  tied down for six days in Van Horn, Texas while cars and trucks went flying by on the interstate. You need to allow for some leeway when you are scheduling for a transcontinental bicycle tour. Plans don't always go as we would like them to go.