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Stats At A Glance - As of August 11, 2006
Thursday, June 16, 2005

COUNTRIES VISITED: 16

United States (it counts)
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Argentina
Uruguay

Brazil (technicality only)

TRAVEL (Land)

HOURS ON THE BUS: 409.50

HOURS ON THE BUS DELAYED BY PROTESTS: 26

HOURS IN A MINIBUS/COMBI/COLLECTIVO/MICRO: 11.50

HOURS IN A TAXI: 6

HOURS IN A PICKUP: 1

HOURS IN A DELIVERY TRUCK: .25

HOURS ON THE TRAIN: 6

HOURS OF WALKING: 4

Total: 464.25


TRAVEL (Air)

HOURS ON A PLANE: 6.5


TRAVEL (Water)

HOURS ON A FERRY: 15

HOURS IN A LANCHA/PANGA: 7.25

HOURS IN A FISHBOAT: 5.5

HOURS IN A SAILBOAT (Traveling): 64

HOURS IN A SAILBOAT (Total): 96

HOURS ON A RIVERBOAT: 22.25

Total: 210

Total Travel Hours: 680.75

OTHER

TIMES VOMITED (Megan): 11

TIMES VOMITED (Michael): 3

HOURS OF SPANISH CLASSES (Megan): 40

HOURS OF SPANISH CLASSES (Michael): 60

YEARLONG RUMMY TOURNAMENT SCORE (Megan): 4570

YEARLONG RUMMY TOURNAMENT SCORE (Michael): 4465

LIGHTERS CONFISCATED: 2

HOTEL KEYS ACCIDENTALLY KEPT: 3

*Only transportation carrying us along our path from New York City to Buenos Aires is counted here. For example, the bus ride from Mexico City to Oaxaca counts, but the daytrip bus rides from Mexico City to Teotihuacan and back do not.



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7 comments so far | Post a comment
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 | matt said...
How do you calculate all this? Do you really keep track of every time you get in and out of a taxi? That is way more dedication that I would have - I'd invariably forget.

Sunday, May 21, 2006 | Megan said...
I don't know... I wasn't allowed to have a watch as a child, so when I finally started wearing one, I'd look at it a lot... I glance at my watch whenever I start doing something and when I'm done, especially now that I'm choosing to keep track of stuff like taxi time.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 | Peter N Milligan said...
Ok -- why does it end in Bolivia in June? I want more. Please.

Friday, September 8, 2006 | Megan said...
It doesn't end... just a little break... lots more to come.

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 | arun said...
how about words written? i want to see that stat.

Sunday, December 10, 2006 | Dave C. said...
Any rough estimate of the total amount of money spent on the trip, in all its colorful forms?

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 | Dave C. said...
Suggestion: Turn the list of countries above into links to the first pages of your visits to those countries, for easy access.

 



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Combi: La Batanga, Mexico.

Chicken bus: San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala.

Sailboat: The Moonlight Lady, Comarca Kuna Yala, Panama.

Fish boat: Pescador I, just off Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua.

Bus-Cama: Lima, Peru.


Megan Lyles is a native New Yorker who has also lived in San Francisco. Having already traveled in Eastern and Western Europe, India, Thailand, and the U.S., she is now tackling a one-year bus trip from New York City to the tip of South America with photographer Michael Simon and doing freelance work along the way. She has a degree in social work from NYU and types 85 words per minute.
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