It was all about people, but... here are Some Statistics

This journey was all about people for me.
A wonderful collection of pearls.

People we met, and people in my memories populated the days.
Meeting them was only possible because we were on the road, so...

Here is the overall summary 

Date	Stage	Days	Distance	Rest
			km	Days
28 June-26 August	Vancouver, to Deadhorse Alaska;  Yukon, Canada, to Hollywood, USA	60	18,503	10
11 September - 24 October	Hollywood, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Quito - Ecuador	44	8920	9
1 November - 7 December	Quito - Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina to ushuaia	36	10402	7
		140 days	37,825km	25 days

In addition to these days on the road we had three days in Vancouver and an 8 day break in Quito when Dick went home to NZ and I went to the Galapagos.

Longitude and Latitude
We have travelled 71.4 Degrees East 
from Anchorage (149.7DegWest) to Ushuaia (68.3 DegWest)
and
we have travelled 125Deg South 
from Deadhorse (70.2 DegNorth) to Ushuaia (54.8DegSouth)

Stage One - Vancouver  via Deadhorse Alaska to Hollywood, USA
                        for details see post: 60 Days on the Road, August
Stage Two. 80 days Down the World - Hollywood to Ushuaia
                   - Hollywood, USA to Quito, Ecuador
                        for details see post: Hollywood to Quito summary, October

                  - Quito, Ecuador to Ushuaia, Argentina

	Quito	km
1/11/2012	to Salcedo	114
Ecuador	to Machali	422
Peru	to Talara	319
	to Pacsamayo	430
	To Huarmey	383
	Tto Cerro Azul	421
	to Palpa	263
	to Chualhuanca	368
	to Cusco	304
	to Puno	396
	to Arequipa	335
Chile	to Arica	410
	to Iquique	335
	to Antofagasta	410
	to Copiato	569
	to Pichindangui	607
	to Chillan	592
	to Osorno	543
	to Puerto Varas	196
	to Chaiten	116
	to Puyuhaique	221
	to Coyhaique	239
	to Puerto Guadal	276
	to Perito Moreno	157
	to Gobierno Gregores	351
	to El Calafate	326
	to Torres del Paine	353
	to Puerta Natales	145
	to Cerro Sombrero	353
Argentina 6 December 2012	to Ushuaia	417
	Total km	10,402

We rode through 14 countries. 

USA, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina.

Boats and ferries

We sailed on 'Stahlratte' from Carti, Panama to Cartagena 

We made 6 ferry crossings. Dawson City, Yukon, Puerto Montt to Chaiten(3) and to Tierra del Fuego.

We had great weather.

It rarely rained. We got wet in Dawson City, Zion National Park, Death Valley, Tapachula (Mexico) and leaving Quito

There were snow flurries on the pass as we left Quito and here in Ushuaia.

The wind buffeted us as we rode to Kaibab from Zion, and from Puerto Natales to Cerro Sombrero.

We had some wind on Ruta 40 but not as ferocious as we expected.

Our gear met the demands of the long journey.

Dick had planned this aspect well.

I used everything I packed.

Ice Breaker merino - Perfect choice. The Tee shirts were great in the tropics and the layers and the leggings kept me warm in the chilly places.

Gerbing's heated Jacket. The perfect 42nd wedding anniversary gift. Thanks, Dick. It made all the difference.

Rev'it Motorbike leathers - good protection for the occasional tumble. Now the red is a bit faded.

Draggin'  jeans. Ideal in the tropics.

Tilley hat. My first and best purchase.

Alpinestars boots. The most comfortable boots I have ever owned.

Bridgedale Hiking liner socks were ideal for me.

Sena SMH10 intercomm was great until my microphone fell apart after 60 days
Nolan motorcycle helmet  protected the wonder that is under my hair. The chin and visor jammed once and my technical companions fixed it.

Multi power-plug board. We brought a NZ 4 plug board and used it for our NZ phones and computer. We only needed one adapter for each country.
Clinique chubby stick.  Perfect tinted lip balm. Lasted from Hollywood to Ushuaia.

Other things

AirNZ OneSmart card worked a treat...until...it stopped. A problem. The banking function is embedded in the air points card. When my air points status was changed a new card was posted to my NZ address. The card I was using was permanently cancelled and I couldn't transfer the credit back to my own bank. Fortunately, by chance, Dick brought the new card back with him. 

At the beginning of the trip we organised 'a place for everything' and tried to keep 'everything in its place'. That helped with efficiency in setting off each day.

Despite this I managed to 'lose' my pearls for the last two weeks.

Imagine the rejoicing when they reappeared today when we were repacking.