Sunday, September 4, 2011

Overview

Some statistics:

Total distance ridden: 6,356 miles or 10,170 kms. This is according to the satnav and doesn't account for the rides I did in Kythnos over 4 days when I didn't use it, or a few other small journeys, so the real total is, I think, between 100 and 200 miles more. Let's say 6,500 miles or 10,400 kms then.

Total riding time, back to back, is 9 days, 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Number of nights away from home: 32
Nights in a tent: 16
Nights in a rented room: 5
Nights in a house: 4
Nights on deck of ferry: 3
Nights in a log cabin: 2
Nights in a hotel: 2

Total ascent/descent is 290,000 feet or 88,392 meters.

Number of border crossings: 14
In this order:  France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, UK.

Words of Turkish learnt: 1 (Tent = çadır)

And most importantly...
Days until next summer holiday begins: 329!

Finally, here's a map of the complete route