I like to have a general idea of what my options in the area I'm going are, but other than that be just free to wake up every morning and go.

The biggest difference I usually have with travel companions is that I don't sleep much. I'm almost always the last one to bed and first one up. I get kind of annoyed when I'm ready to go out for the day at seven and other people don't crawl out of bed till noon! Fortunately that hasn't been the case on this trip at all but I've definitely traveled with people where that was the case. The wasted time just killlls me.