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)