Debriefing

Here are a few statistics from our trip.

Days:
Riding - 45
Rest - 6
Using Butt'r - 2

Nights in a hotel - 1
Nights in a home - 5
Nights camping - 45
Riding in the rain - 2

Miles:
Canada to Mexico - 1875
Average per day (45) - 41.7
Average per day (51) - 36.7
Max day - 67 (twice)
Min day (excluding rest days) - 18 (our first day riding)
Addition miles ridden by the boys at campsites - Unknown, but many

Flat tires:
Stephen - 7
Annette - 1
Bins - 0 (A point of pride for him)
Tan - 2
Trailers - 2

Max Speeds:
Stephen - 48 mph
Annette - 41.7 mph
Bins - 38.4 mph
Tan - 36.8 mph

Books listened to:
Stephen - 4 (Good portions of his time were focused on navigating)

Annette - 3 (Half way through the trip we had an MP3 stolen and I gave up my phone so each of the boys could still listen)

Bins - 15 (Listed below)
Pathfinder, Ruins and The Gate Thief, all by Orson Scott Card
The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan
Eragon, Eldest, Brissinger and Inheritance, all by Christopher Paulini
All 7 of the Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis

Tan - 8 (Although he re-listened to Pathfinder at least 3 times)
Pathfinder and Ruins, by Orson Scott Card
Eragon, Eldest, Brisinger and Inheritance, all by Christopher Poulini
2 of the Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis

Items lost or left behind:
2 pair of bike gloves
2 pair of sunglasses
1 bike lock (we had 2 with us)
1 bike computer
1 mp3 player (stolen, actually)
1 water backpack

Favorite part of the trip:
Stephen - The kindness and generosity of the people we met and who served us, expecting nothing in return.

Annette - Manzanitas to Florence, OR was my faviorite place to ride.  The best part of the trip was the simplicity of what we needed and what we needed to do every day.

Bins - "Listening to audio books, playing at the beach, and the triumph of going really fast down a hill."

Tan - Swinging on the giant rings near Santa Monica Pier.