By the numbers

We are headed further west tomorrow, closely along the Tibetan border in the Altun Mountains and will reach more desert towards Hotan roughly 2500km from now. I might not be able to post until then. I hope Hurricane Frances passes by quickly.
bye!


By the numbers:
- Days into our trip: 51
- Days left: 69
- Kilometers cycled: 2404km
- Meters climbed: 15000m
- Number of times we'd be able to cycle to the top of the Empire State Building: 34
- Highest altitude reached: 4050m
- Kilometers running: 505km- Nights spent at a hotel: 19
- Nights spent at a hotel in the past 2 weeks: 2
- Nights spent with families: 19- Real showers taken: 5
- Number of bicycle racks broken between the two of us: 8 (all of them)
- Number of times we've welded our bikes: 9
- Number of times we've had to stop due to yak, sheep, or goats crossing the road: 6
- Number of times we've been given the thumbs-up or peace sign: too many to count