Blisters and bliss, for sure. I have retiree friends who have completed this, and, like you, are deservedly proud of their accomplishment. Thanks for the suggestion that I undertake this, but I think not. However, we just biked the Kettle Valley Rail Trail over Myra canyon with our doggies towed behind our bikes ... so you took the kids, we took the dogs, and we all survived to tell our tales! (tails??)