We’ve started counting things, and as of tonight here are a few numbers:
- Days away from Santa Barbara on this trip: 35.
- States where we landed at least once on this trip: 37.
- Airports landed on at least once: 60.
- Most hours flown without landing: 3-1/2.
- Most hours flown in one day (with breaks): 6.
- Fastest speed (with tailwind): 180 mph.
- Approximate hours flown at maximum speed: 18.
- Approximate hours with headwind: 1-1/2.
- Approximate hours with tailwind: 80.
- Hotels used at least one night: 20.
- Nights in tent: 0.
- Nights in accommodations provided by friends & family: 14.
- Approximate number of miles we flew on this trip: 9,100.
- Approximate number of photos taken with two cameras: 9,500.
- Miles covered by bicycle: 7.
- Days bicycle used: 2.
- Countries visible (not counting Oz): 3.
- Number of U.S. states where we haven’t flown a small plane: 7.
- Number of countries where we’ve flown a small plane: 2.
- Number of posts to this blog about this trip so far: 46.
Things I’d like to figure out (but probably won’t):
- Months, miles & expenses required to roughly duplicate this trip by car.
- Number of people who have ever flown in a small plane.
- Number who have landed in more than one state or province in a small plane.
- Number of people who saw at least one page of this blog.
- Hours invested in editing and posting words and pictures.
- Number of photos anyone else will ever see.
- Number of photos we will ever look at again.
- Number of times one or both of us exclaimed in wonder and/or delight.
John & Anne Wiley 
Mementos purchased: 2 hats, 2 mittens, 1 scarf (all in Maine)Gifts for others: 1 tiny jar of jam, 1 bumper sticker (both in Maine)Fall leaves collected: 1Fall leaves remaining: 1/2, plus leaf dust
Comment by Anne Wiley — 2009/11/10 @ 10:24