Wednesday, April 1, 2009

By the Numbers - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Highest Elevation 10800 Col di Lauson, Aosta
Lowest Elevation 0 Sea Level
Starting Weight of Bag 40 lbs
Peak Weight of Bag 44 lbs
Ending Weight of Bag 28 lbs
Starting Weight of Pat 170 lbs
Peak Weight of Pat 170 lbs
Ending Weight of Pat 162 lbs
Times offered a ride 6
Times I accepted 1 See Removing the Asterisk post
Days Camping in first 2 months 20
Days Camping after that 0 Campsites closed
Times I used a laundromat 1
Times Stepped in Poop 1 In Palermo. Think for a minute about how small a number that is in 6 months.
Negative Experiences (not including poop ordeal) 2 Not bad for 6 months of traveling alone!
Masses Attended 4
Items Lost 4 Pedometer, 3€ calling card, 2 plastic squeeze bottles
Pairs of Shoes Consumed 3
Times I wore my fancy, 50$ hat 4
Beethoven Sonatas Studied 32
Posts that Reference Beethoven 12
Posts where I excuse my lack of posts 8
Number of Blog Posts (not including this series) 165 That's .91 posts per day of the trip!
Car Accidents Witnessed 0 !!!
Mayors, Ex-Mayors, and Vice Mayors met 3
Times stopped by the police 3
Epics heard via books on tape 3 Iliad 2x, Odyssey
Long Distance walkers met on the trail 5
Journals filled 4
Thank You Postcards Sent 20

The Uncountables
Coffees Offered
Times I peed on the side of the road (must have been all those coffees)
Good experiences
Times I said Thank You
Number of times asked "are you going skiing?"
Times that was not funny
Kilos of pig products consumed
Liters of wine consumed (best guess: 60 liters)