Work the first couple of days hard, get as far as you can, then take your time coming back and thoroughly enjoy coming back. That way the best memories are guarneteed to be from the most recent events. If you have crappy last days those will then remain in memory. If you have crappy first days covered by great last days then the fist don't count anymore. Kinda like if you put enough stuff on a hamburger you can make is taste anyway you want.
Fair winds