Travel is such a cool part of my life. The 60,000 plus miles I put on my car within the first 3 years of having it, just might hint to that a little. From the moment I left my house in January, when I was headed to launch with my parents, I have been my own personal Odometer. The numbers are astounding.
About 90% of these numbers also apply to my team, and the rest reflect my own personal travel on adventure days or on down time. I kept track of distance, time, and form of travel.
Here are the numbers for every time I traveled from the second I left my house in California, to hours it took us to travel to Madrid, Spain:
|
Form of Transportation |
Time |
Distance |
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Private Car: Meaning someone’s personal car |
1 hour 22 minutes (Launch) 28 hours 24 minutes (S. America) |
77.8 miles (Launch) 690.6 km (S. America) |
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Metro/Shuttle/Subway: Public Transportation not including buses |
20 minutes (Launch) 1 hour 35 minutes (S. America) |
7 miles (Launch) 59.2 km (S. America) |
|
Gondola/Cable Car: This was actually part of the metro in Colombia |
0 minutes (Launch) 21 minutes (S. America) |
0 m/km (Launch) 2.2 km (S. America) |
|
Airplane: Those metal contraptions in the sky 😉 |
9 hours 16 minutes (Launch) 15 hours 54 minutes (S. America) |
4,186 miles (Launch) 11,383 km (S. America) |
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Layovers and Planes Taken
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13 hours 30 minutes (Launch) 12 hours 15 minutes (S. America) |
3 planes (Launch) 4 planes (S. America) |
|
Foot: We have been walking everywhere… |
26 minutes (Launch) 26 hours 6 minutes (S. America) |
2.6 miles (Launch) 124.7 km (S. America) |
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Bus: Includes private and public transportation. |
0 minutes (Launch) 100 hours 52 minutes (S. America) |
0 m/km (Launch) 3,581.5 (S. America) |
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Taxi: Sometimes the most efficient form of transportation when only a few are traveling. |
30 minutes (Launch) 19 hours 37 minutes (S. America)
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4.4 miles (Launch) 598.3 km (S. America)
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Mototaxi/Tuktuk: Little 3 wheels motorcycle car things that are just as scary as they seem. |
0 minutes (Launch) 46 minutes (S. America)
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0 m/km (Launch) 18.8 km (S. America) |
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Uber: Sadly our occasional cheapest ride share option. |
0 minutes (Launch) 1 hour 50 minutes (S. America) |
0 m/km (Launch) 52.3 km (S. America) |
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Train: chugga-chugga choo-choo… |
0 minutes (Launch) 43 minutes (S. America) |
0 m/km (Launch) 12 km (S. America) |
Longest Stint of Travel: Time – 1 day 7 hours 30 minutes (Medellin to Quito via bus) ,
Distance – 9,503 km (Lima to Madrid via plane)
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Shortest Stint of Travel: Time – 2 minutes,
Distance – 280 meters (our host gave us a lift from a store to home)
I’ve had a lot of people look at me like I was weird for putting this much effort into keeping try of my travel this year. I’ll admit, it became way more involved then I imagined when I first started these numbers. There is a spreadsheet and everything. I’m a nerd. This is me owning that. My life includes the use of ALL the maps. C’est la vie.
Sending my love and prayers,
Kelli
