Josh,
Big time adventure! Enjoyed tagging along with you... You do an excellent job of describing all of what's going, and I salute you for that! A word of caution here... If you keep doing stuff like this, it will change your life!!! Yeah, I know... you're already an addict... Well, from one addict to another, let the good times roll...
DDT
Yes it was. I could have done better with my ride reports. I was usually tired when I was making the efforts, and feel that affected the quality. You must do your posting after being well rested.
What you offered wasn't caution, I'll take it as advice.