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I've fled some places pretty quick for "reasons" but often it's just because I'm freezing. Packing light has a price!
I've had some pretty luxurious bivvy spots too. But often the problem has been because I've booked a hotel at 5pm and I way underestimated ETA so I'm forced to push on way later and arrive at 7am or some dumb shit. That's the advantage of a good bivvy setup - you should be able to sleep about anywhere. I just never took one.
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I've had some good ones too, but the shit ones haunt me. They can really cost lots of time because, when I don't sleep, I make bad decisions.
I don't do that timing error, I'm usually pretty good in estimating where I'll get to. Also I aim to sleep early / start early nowadays, which gives me more of a buffer if it takes a bit longer than expected to get to the hotel.
I just stop somewhere, unpack, lie down, and realise that there is something that I didn't spot. Then I don't want to start riding again, as I've wasted half an hour and its getting late, but I should keep moving as I'll get bugger all sleep!
frank9755
Interesting. I get anxiety about where I'm going to sleep if I don't have a plan. Having made some shit choices about bivvy sites in the past makes it worse.
From last year's tcr there was the park in the village in Czech Republic next to house with barking dog and where I got a tick in my neck, and the bench in Romania where I got woken up by the police.