The Capers of Capers: around the world by bike
  • The Introduction
  • The Purpose
  • The Route
  • The Kit
  • The Proof
    • The Proof - Leg 1 (The British Affair)
    • The Proof - Leg 2 (Bagettes and Pizza)
    • The Proof - Leg 3 (Central and Eastern Europe)
    • The Proof - Leg 4 (The Road to Moscow)
    • The Proof - Leg 5 (The Trans-Siberian Highway)
    • The Proof - Leg 6 (The Leg Formerly Known As The Last)
    • The Proof - Leg 7 (More Rice & Noodles)
    • The Proof - Leg 8 (The Return to Cricket and Fish & Chips)
    • The Proof - Leg 9 (Stars, Stripes and Donuts)
    • The Proof - Leg 10 (The Final Furlong)
  • The Capers

Leg 8: Perth (Australia) to Auckland (New Zealand)
11/01/2012 to 02/02/2013

The Stats:                                                                                                                  Cumulative Totals/Records to Date
Distance:                                          7,020.69km (4,362.45 miles)                                  33,444.86km (20,781.70 miles)
Total Ascent:                                    33,739m (110,692 feet)                                          147,231m (48,3041 feet)
Total Time Actually Cycling:               463 hours 07 minutes                                             2,020 hours 43 minutes
Longest Day:                                    165.17km (Wallan to Benalla, Australia)                   250.71km (Barzas to Bogotol, Russia) 
Hilliest Day:                                      1,554m (Athens to National Park Village, NZ)            2,459m (Thanh My to A Luoi, Vietnam)
Number of Punctures:                        1                                                                          18
Inelegant, unintentional dismounts:    1                                                                          11
Number of broken spokes:                 3                                                                          8                                                                     
Number of live deadly snakes cycled over: 1
Largest earthquake experienced:        5.3 in Melbourne despite spending 6 months in Christchurch
Due to the slight variance in the statistics for the two bike computers I am using, an average of the distance and ascent has been taken. 
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