I just rolled across the virtual finish line with 503km (sorry- 312mi because #imperialsystem) in the books. I saw some interesting things.. rode in some interesting places.. and yes, suffered a bit. Much of it was done under the cover of darkness which was unpleasant at best and crappy at worst. I'm enormously grateful for not having any mechanicals (which would have surely knocked the proverbial wind out of my sails), the weather for holding up (bitterly cold, yes, but mostly dry up until very recently), and my wife and kids for indulging me this nutty and borderline antisocial behavior.