Our travels from December 11, 1999 to February 9, 2012 total 4,443 days and 481,751 miles exploring three continents and numerous remote islands. Miles are statute.

187,525...... Commercial airlines
105,002.....  Gypsy Wagon One (retired)
  46,811 ......Gypsy Wagon Four (Don’s Land Cruiser)
  30,172...... Gypsy Wagon Two (retired)
  22,300.......Gypsy Wagon Three (retired) 
  17,130 ......Other private vehicles
  11,900 ......Gypsy Wagon Five (Becky’s Miata)  
  10,007.......Our Sailboat PIONEER
    6,876.......Buses
   5,737........Rental cars
   5,320........Cruise Ship
   3,472........Rental Trucks
   3,460  .....Walking 
   2,730........Trains  
   1,210........Taxis
   1,222........Mini-busses & Tuk Tuks     
   1,116........Motorcycles (self drive)  
      663........Powerboats (local/ferries/tour)
      610........Charter aircraft
      603........Powerboats (super fast)   
      447........Motorized Dinghy (“Scout”)
      382........Mekong style river boats
      352........Skiing
      295........Other sailboats
      246........Small Private airplanes
      200........Bicycles
      156........Powerboats (passenger/slow)
      150........Ships (large transports)
       72.........River raft
       70.........Trekking on Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit (Becky)
       65.........Ski Run Lift
       61.........Motorcycles driven by others
       40.........Limousine
       32.........Subways
       28.........Rickshaw (motorized)
       23.....  ..Parade floats
       22.........Towed (our boat by another)
       20.........Ski run chair lift
       19.........4-Wheeler
       15.........Airport moving walkways
       10.........Two-wheeled push scooter      
       10 ........Airport shuttle to plane
         9.........Trolly (New Orleans)
         8.........Elephant
         8.........1925 Chevrolet convertible (last miles before it broke)
         8.........Rickshaw (peddled)
         7.........Electric scooter
         6.........Swimming
         6.........Kayak         
         4.........Farm tractor    
         3.........Don on a walker, after surgery (aggh)
         2.........Go cart
         2.........Water taxi        
         1.........Mekong ferry
         1.........Rowboat
         1.........Inflatable sailing dingy (didn’t really sail that well)
   
Since December 1999, average miles per day: 108.43

Too bad Don’s miles at the controls of a B-52 Bomber, and F-18 and F-15 fighter jets were before this adventure began. We’d love to include them here, especially the one above the speed of sound.

Now in its eleventh year, this 165 MB, 195 page web site features thousands of photos and graphics throughout the 70 trip logs, 1,700 photos, a video gallery, Q&A’s covering 11 years, and 18 essays.

We have made innumerable new friends through this site. An impressive number of people have helped us assist other people who, through no fault of their own, struggle against difficult circumstances in the world’s nooks and crannies.