Welcome Tim!
As others have said, plan for less - not because you cannot ride the whole day, but because you have a pillion as well. Solo, I'd start around 9-10am and arrive 7-8pm, this would be a comfortable day for me. I can push this longer but its a bit of a stretch. But your pillion would want to take more breaks and see more stuff (you get a joy from riding, but for many pillions its boring). So you would cover less with her and don't push for long riding days - I broke up with one girlfriend that way  .
If I'm planning to stay in a hotel, I try to book one for the coming night by 2pm - by this time, I have pretty good idea where I am planning to end up this day. Thankfully, its super-easy with booking.com or similar apps, and some hotels give really good discounts for same day bookings as well if they have unsold inventory.
For the route, I've tried both planning everything or going with a flow, what I found best working for me is to have milestones on the way (often tied to, say, ferry bookings) - e.g. "I need to be in Nordkapp in 9 days", and then I manage the route for the coming days based on the mood/weather - which may mean I take one really short day for a rest, but the next one is longer than usual.
Main thing - enjoy it and please report back how did it go!
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