Starting and Ending the day

I am finally getting a reasonable system for getting off on the am and retiring. I have finally managed to get my life in one good size gym bag that we were given as part of the trip. Originally it contained a big fleece and a hooded sweatshirt that took up most of the room. Now that we are past the really cold nights ( last night in he 40s) I can get my dip kit and tomorrow's clothes and a few other items including bathing suit, shoes and jeans that cover most situations. I keep my electic cords in there as well and everything I need to get all orifices ready to go in tie am. I have a zip lock Baggie that is my ports potty. I empty it outside. Saves me from walking in the dark and cold to the group bathroom which could be as far away as a city block. I move my clothes for riding from wherever they are hanging to dry into the bottom of my sleeping bag so they are not freezing g when I put them on. Then I move to the bath for dosing myself with but butter and sunscreen and of course lipstick . Then I get my bike ready, checking tires, filling water bottles, putting my phone and wallet in the bike. I also have to make sure I have enough but butter and sunscreen for the road as well as GU energy packets and snack foods. Usually I am on the road by 7 or 7:30. It depends on who I am riding with. George left the trip today for an indefinite time, so who knows who will be the lucky one tomorrow. When we return to camp the rewind starts. Big afternoon challenge is to find, my tent, mine is EE, showers and towels. Then I have find the energy to get out of my filthy clothes, shower, and wash out my clothes. Washing out my own riding clothes means I don't have to carry as much which means everything is simpler, mainly because I have eliminated two of the many suitcases I brought. I feel like I am fully immersed in a completely different world and it is quite an experience, part slumber party with very tired seniors, part camp, part group party part very hard work. It is really a lot of fun.