Trip Statistics
Post date: Apr 25, 2011 6:29:12 PM
GARY GONE WILD ADVENTURE STATISTICS
San Diego, California to Ushuaia, Argentina
May 1st 2010 to April 16th 2011 (times do not include post-Ushuaia travel)
351 days, 8,400 hours, 504,000 minutes
21,110 Miles By Motorcycle
1350 Miles By Boat
450 Miles By Airplane
22,910 Total Miles Travelled
101 Places I Slept
48 Hostels/hotels
25 Camping
22 With friends
3 Boats
3 Apartments
10 countries
$16000 Estimated Cost
$3500 Estimated Income From Teaching
5 Motorcycle Accidents
2 Ambulances
2 Concussions
1 Broken Nose
9 Stitches
17 Scars
13 Mechanics Worked on my Bike
3 Times I Hitchhiked Due To Motorcycle Breakdowns
8 New Types of Bug Bites (vampiric gnats, fleas, bedbugs, Amazonian river flies, countless species of mosquitoes, ants, 2 weird other bugs)
4 Cases of Diarrhea
1 Flu
3 Cameras Disappeared (lost, stolen, and broken)
2 Helmets Stolen
12 Other Items, More or Less, Stolen, Including an Ipod and 2 fishing poles
4,250 pictures
230 video clips
COUNTLESS: New and Beautiful Experiences
4 months: Longest Time in One Place- Bogota, Colombia
The Best and Worst:
Best Tacos: Mexico
Best Old Architecture: Mexico
Most Romantic City: Antigua, Guatemala
Most Enchanted City: Cartagena, Colombia
Best Hot Chocolate: Guatemala
Best Bread, Papaya: Colombia
Best Fruit Dessert: Colombia (salpicon)
Best Pineapple, Mango, Sandwich (X-Tudo): Brazil
Best Apples and Meat: Argentina
Most Beautiful Beaches: San Blas Islands, Panama
Sexiest Beaches: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Most Beautiful Women: Colombia
Happiest, Friendliest People: Brazil
Most Police and Most Danger: Bogota, Colombia
Most Corrupt Police: tie between Mexico and Nicaragua
Most Organized Infrastructure: Argentina with Brazil a close 2nd
Wealthiest: Argentina (but Brazil will soon lead)
Most Depressed People: Argentina
Most Timeless Mountains: Guatemala
Best Jungle: Brazil
Prettiest Rivers: Argentina
Biggest Freshwater Fish: Brazil
Cheapest: Nicaragua
Most Expensive: Brazil
Best Roads: Argentina
Best Party City: Bogota, Colombia
Best Dancers: Brazil
Most memorable ride: highway near Yarumal, Colombia
Best Music: Argentina