TRAVEL SNAPSHOT: 215 Days In 2016

We began the year with our annual winter diving/snorkelling excursion to Cozumel MEXICO. In summer, we road tripped (16 plus weeks) from Ontario to the north and western regions of North America in both, CANADA and the USA. 

The map below is interactive; you can expand, zoom, pan and click  for additional detail.

This snapshot includes Trips 139 - 140 (from our Trip Index) and covers a portion of 2016. 

Our next snapshot will begin mid-December of 2016. We fly to Spain then and stay until early January 2017. After that, we're off to Portugal, UAE, Singapore and New Zealand. We'll be back in Canada by late March.

I believe statistics can often define ' how we have spent our time ' ... well or otherwise. This time frame appears defined primarily, ' by the many kilometres we travelled and the large number of friends and family we were fortunate to connect with ' during that time.

So, for ...

February 29 to October 01, 2016 / 215 Days 

1 - Hot Spring Soak (Liard Hot Springs, BC)
1 - National Historic Site Visited (North Pacific Cannery, Port Edwards, BC)
1.45 - CDN$: Most Expensive Fuel-up in Canada / litre (Eagle Plains, Dempster Hwy., YT)
1.91 - CDN$: Most Expensive Fuel-up in USA / litre (Yukon Camp, Dalton Hwy., AK)
2 - Adventures In (MEX, CAN / USA)
2 - Courses Taken by Helen (Mexican Cooking in MEXICO & Glass Blowing in Whitehorse, YT)
2 - Factory Tours (Overland Explorer, Redeer AB & Northern Lite, Kelowna BC)
2 - Ferry Sailings (Prince Rupert > Port Hardy & Duke Point > Tsawwassen, BC)
2 - Vineyard Visited (Burrowing Owl & Nk Mip, BC)
3 - Countries Visited (MEX CAN USA)
4 - Air Flights (Toronto > Cozumel, MEXICO return & Whitehorse > Ottawa return )
4 - National Parks Visited (Riding Mountain MB, Prince Albert SK, Denali AK, Kluane YT)
4 - TC Repairs (Ford Windshield & (1) brake caliper, Lance HW tank leak & stink bug in the burner tube)
5 - Time Zones Crossed (EST CST MT PT AT)
5 - US State Driven Through (AK ND MN WI MI)
6 - Canadian Provinces & Territories Driven Through (ON MB SK AB BC YT)
6 - Kilometres Paddled
7 - Dry or Boondock Camps
10% - Steepest Grade Negotiated (Alcan Highway)
18 - Holes of Golf Played
18h 5m - Hours SCUBA Diving
23 - Open Water Dives
31 - Average Daily Accommodation Cost In CDN$ (All LOAFin Around Types)
36 - Kilometres Hiked
50 - Kilometres Cycled
50 - Travel Companions, Buddies & Family Connected With
58 - CDN$: Most Expensive Camping in Canada (Kelowna, BC)
75 - CDN$: Most Expensive Camping in USA (Kenai, AK)
108 - Deepest Open Water Dive In Feet (Columbia Deep)
138 - Adventure Days Experienced (19 weeks + 5 day)
334 - Average Driving Day Distance In Kms (21378/64)
547 - Highest Daily Travel Distance In Kms (Okotoks AB > Swift Current SK)
586 - Marine Ferry Travel Distance In Kms (316 nautical miles)
1774 - Highest Elev’n Driven In Metres (Kootenay Pass, Crowsnest Highway, BC)

5071 - Litres of Fuel That LOAF Drank (October 01)
13616 - Kilometres Flown
21378 - Kilometres Driven LOAFin Around 

Anchor Point, AK- Drove to the Most WESTERLY Highway Location in North America
ALCAN Highway - Completed the highway by driving between Delta Junction & Tok, AK
Arctic Circle Crossing #1 - Camped at Mile 115.5, Dalton Highway, AK
Arctic Circle Crossing #2 - Kilometre 405, Dempster Highway, YT

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If you're still following along, watch this website's SCHEDULED ADVENTURES for our on-going travel plans. 

Thanks for everyone's interest and comments. See you soon!

Wry & Crusty ...  Travel Safe!
LOAF ... took the photo