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Everyone's different but for me even the 'will we see a book' question just felt like pressure at some point (no doubt not the intention here).
@moog wonderful, just wonderful.
How I remember ending a big trip was just crying. Lots of crying and overwhelm. Beautiful times to go through, in retrospect. The thing is that transitioning back to 'normal' life was pretty similar to transitioning to bike life. One day you set off feeling inept and nervous, everything seems so far away and abstract, then you just do a bit every day and deal with what's in front of you, and without realising you're like cool, I got this.
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I guess. It was a bit tongue in cheek but I was actually thinking that writing about the trip might be a way to process it all and decompress from the journey, mentally. Like, I used to write post-race blogs to help make sense of what happened and to some extent to be able to look back at it because after a while I'd forget details. I wasn't literally implying a demand for "more content!".
I've not done anything this long but I've gone through enough post-trip slumps to be a little concerned and curious about coping mechanisms. Maybe it didn't read that way but I'm legit concerned for and curious about their 'end of trip' processing. One day I might chuck in the "normal life" towel and do something similar so it's a bit self-serving but also its coming from a legitimate place of concern, knowing what 'afterwards' can feel like.
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This is comforting to hear, I’m glad we’ve got anchors and are returning to a version of our old lives. Should make things more manageable at least for the first months.
I can’t imagine having the energy to think about and execute a total life change straight off the back of this.
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Is it wrong to pose those questions? Presumably they're both thinking about these kind of things on and off during the closing stages of the ride and I'm quite curious about the 'reintegration' process after such a big trip. Also, as a cyborg, I have no more than a basic understanding of human emotions.