I just completed my first ever bike tour. Absolutely loved it!

I recently had the opportunity to join a friend on a bike trip across South Carolina. He was planning to ride all the way to Charleston, I only had time to join for part of it so i made my own goal to ride to Santee, SC.

I learned about my friend's plan the night before he was leaving. I had been riding my new to me Jari for a few weeks, but i figured I trusted it well enough. It also was my most suitable options due to the mounts it had and me not wanting to ride a mountain bike on this kind of trip. After throwing on a rack from another bike, and bags I had laying around, I packed up.

I had never cycled more than 35 miles at once, and the plan was to basically double that, consecutively, for 4 days. I had been wanting to bikepack/tour for a while now and I had the opportunity to not have to do it alone so I decided to just go for it.

This trip was truly amazing and one that I will remember for the rest of my life. I saw parts of the state that I had never seen. I like to think that this is the beginning of my bike touring journey.