The Planned Route
This is as close to "final" as the planned route is likely to get... I don't intend to do any more updates to it. If it changes, I'll mention it in future posts. All but a few of the green lines represent flight segments. Looks like we have a lot of reading in store...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Some More Numbers
61 - total days traveling
36 - individual flight segments
31 - different airports
14 - different airlines
12 - different types of aircraft
140 - (equivalent number of) pieces of checked baggage
0 - pieces of lost/misdirected/delayed luggage
1 - complete lap around the planet
36 - individual flight segments
31 - different airports
14 - different airlines
12 - different types of aircraft
140 - (equivalent number of) pieces of checked baggage
0 - pieces of lost/misdirected/delayed luggage
1 - complete lap around the planet
Sunday, August 3, 2008
A Conclusion... and Another Beginning
The Conclusion
Well... it's over. It's hard to believe it in a way and in another way, it's a welcome relief. Don't get me wrong... as I have mentioned before, and as many before me have said... it's always good to be home.
It was a wonderful trip in so many ways. It was an adventure and an education. It had its ups and its downs, but it was very, very well worth all that was invested in it. It was sooooo worth it. One of the first questions asked of me after our return was, "Would you do it again?" My answer was a definite, "Yes...
but not right away."
It IS good to be home.
This post pretty much brings the essence of this blog to a conclusion. I have enjoyed writing it and I have particularly enjoyed sharing it. Thank you again to the many, many folks who have read it and have shared their thoughts about it with me.
I have no timetable in mind for ending this blog and will probably leave it up at least until I can figure out the best way to make a permanent copy of it. That could take a while. I will very likely keep adding to it as some post-trip thoughts come to mind or as the conversations we will inevitably have with those we know spur me to make another addition. I will, however, discontinue the email updates I have been sending out. If you are so inclined, please feel free to check back now and then for a look...
The Beginning
Now that the trip has come to an end, it's time for the memories to begin.
And they will last a lifetime.
Maybe longer...
Well... it's over. It's hard to believe it in a way and in another way, it's a welcome relief. Don't get me wrong... as I have mentioned before, and as many before me have said... it's always good to be home.
It was a wonderful trip in so many ways. It was an adventure and an education. It had its ups and its downs, but it was very, very well worth all that was invested in it. It was sooooo worth it. One of the first questions asked of me after our return was, "Would you do it again?" My answer was a definite, "Yes...
but not right away."
It IS good to be home.
This post pretty much brings the essence of this blog to a conclusion. I have enjoyed writing it and I have particularly enjoyed sharing it. Thank you again to the many, many folks who have read it and have shared their thoughts about it with me.
I have no timetable in mind for ending this blog and will probably leave it up at least until I can figure out the best way to make a permanent copy of it. That could take a while. I will very likely keep adding to it as some post-trip thoughts come to mind or as the conversations we will inevitably have with those we know spur me to make another addition. I will, however, discontinue the email updates I have been sending out. If you are so inclined, please feel free to check back now and then for a look...
The Beginning
Now that the trip has come to an end, it's time for the memories to begin.
And they will last a lifetime.
Maybe longer...
Friday, August 1, 2008
Fair Warning
Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Five
This number is derived as follows, based upon the results of our camera usage:
6,931 digital images
+1,424 video clips
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8,355
Use extreme caution when accepting any invitations to our place for the next long while.
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