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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

New Zealand trip stats

Distance driven: 8500 km (5282 miles)
Tyres purchased for the car: 5
Personal property pilfered: milk from the fridge in Auckland :(

National Parks visited: 8
Alpine crossings: 5 (4 in the car, 1 on foot)
Glaciers visited: 3

Farmer's Markets visited: 3
Farmer's Markets visited in the rain: 3
Times snorkeling plans foiled by rain: 10
Days spent watching it rain (and nothing else): 5
Flooded bridges forded with a donut tire: 1

Eggs consumed: 150 (food is expensive)
Breweries visited: 6
Wineries visited: 8
Honey consumed: 4 lbs (manuka, rewarewa, and tawari)

Kea spotted at a distance: 4
Kea seen close up: 0 (total bummer!)

1 comment:

  1. That's a lot of eggs. I just bought one of those 22 egg palates at a farmer's market here in Napier today. To go along with my 5kg potatoes and 3 kg onions.. Ah, the backpacker diet.

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