Yeah no one here is in any hurry to do it in any less than the planned 8 days. I think there's wisdom to finishing a day early to have time to set up camp, clean up, get food and enjoy your surroundings.
Rodney and I (not sure about Mats yet) were thinking of a quick jog over to the top of WA to start the WABDR south on our way back, maybe even do ORBDR too.
Actually, Mats did WABDR two years ago after we did COBDR together so I doubt he'd want to do it again. His comments were that it wasn't as scenic and challenging as CO, but that's cool with me. Anything new is good for me and it will give us a chance maybe to join up with other WA area riders.