Rob-n-Hild Take the High Road!

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Nerdy Stuff
Here are some nerdy bits and bobs about our trip.

* Total 56 days away: 2 nights in a ferry, 11 with family, 12 in hotels, 25 camping in tent, 5 sleeping in Percy.
* We drove 5,491.4 km at an average speed of 60 km/h to a maximum altitude of 1,050 metres (in Norway).
* Hild drove 86 km further than Rob, but we kept the same average speed.
* Total fuel consumption: 5.42 litres per 100 km
* 63% of accommodation and transport costs was for campsites and hotels.

Running Totals	Distance, km	Time, hr:min	Average speed, km/hr	Climbed, m	Days
Flown	1,066.0	1:33	687.75	10,972.8 (max altitude)	0.06
Trains	12.7	-	-	-	-
Sailed	843.8	31:20	26.93	5 (swell)	1.31
Driven	5,491.4	90:55	60.40	1,050 (max altitude)	3.79
Driven Rob	2,702.7	44:41	60.46	-	1.86
Driven Hild	2,788.7	46:13	60.34	-	1.93
Cycled	0.0	00:00	-	-	-
Walked	152.2	63:13	2.40	7,106 (ascent)	2.63
Time away from my bed, office desk and chair!	= 2 nights in a ferry, 11 with family, 12 in hotels, 25 camping in tent, 5 sleeping in Percy				56.00

Species:

Sum all Species	63
Wild vs Tame	47 vs 16
Mammal	17
Bird	29
Fish	1
Insect	9
Crustacean	1
Invertebrates	5
Reptile	1

Some rules about spotting species:

Must be alive
Must be standing still (exemption: bald eagle, whale, sea otters)
Use generic "fish" or "whale" etc. until an expert can confirm

The intersection between species seen, eaten, and/or cuddled

Below chart shows our cumulative driving distance and how we did share-and-share-alike the driving. We weren't quite as careful as during previous trips. Hild drove 86 km further than Rob. Going east in Canada in 2023 we were 400 metres off, which is pretty good. Going west in Canada in 2022 Hild drove 2 km further than Rob. Next trip we clearly need to focus and split the driving better.

In the chart below, we can see that our cumulative walking distances and metres climbed. We hiked 3.6 marathons, and climbed 48% percent higher than Mont Blanc. A lot of huffing and puffing!

Our hikes did not bring us much above sea level compared to Western Canada. However we did find some higher hills to hike up. The chart above shows where we found the heights.
* Hermaness, Shetland (24th May)
* Ben Lomond, Scotland (11th Jun)
* Dammenuten, Norway (20th Jun)
* Dig Dig Dig walk, Grasmere, England (8th Jul)

In the chart below, we can how we split our money on accommodation and transport. 63% of accommodation and transport costs was for campsites and hotels. Of course we also slep two nights on ferries.

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