Cassie and Cedric, your daily intake of food had me wondering: How much food cost per mile VS. (if you were driving a small efficient vehicle) the fuel cost per mile? Of course there is the cost of buying and maintaining a vehicle (well there was also the cost of buying and maintaining your ‘iron horse’) – so exclude that comparison. But if you were each on a ‘normal’ daily diet of 2000 – 2500 calories / day (sounds like you probably double that by riding), I surmise that one could suggest that the real cost of riding on your bike is 2000 – 2500 calories / day x two people. So the daily cost is whatever the cost would be to purchase 5000 calories worth of food. 5000 calories, divided by an average of 50 miles / day results in 100 calories / mile. There are other factors too that may make this much more difficult to really compare.
Bottom line though is that if you were in a vehicle you would totally miss the ‘experiences’ – so it’s not worth comparing what the cost differences would be! Your ‘experiences’ are priceless! Love you both!
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