distances

Because it ain't braggin' if it's true.

- PART I -

New Zealand
09.10.2014: 81 km (Christchurch to Christchurch)
10.10.2014: 93 km (Christchurch to Rakaia Gorge)
11.10.2014: 117 km (Rakaia Gorge to Washdyke)
12.10.2014: 60 km (Washdyke to Fairly)
13.10.2014: 46 km (Fairly to Tekapo)
15.10.2014: 92 km (Tekapo to Omarama)
16.10.2014: 96 km (Omarama to Ardgour)
17.10.2014: 51 km (Ardgour to Clyde)
18.10.2014: 75 km (Clyde to Oturehua)
20.10.2014: 60 km (Oturehua to Hyde)
21.10.2014: 55 km (Hyde to Pukerangi + Dunedin to Dunedin)
24.10.2014: 31 km (Dunedin to Harington Point)
25.10.2014: 81 km (Harington Point to Waihola)
26.10.2014: 43 km (Waihola to Balclutha)
27.10.2014: 45 km (Balclutha to Pounawea)
28.10.2014: 87 km (Pounawea to Slope Point)
29.10.2014: 73 km (Slope Point to Invercargill)
31.10.2014: 47 km (Invergarcill to Riverton)
01.11.2014: 52 km (Riverton to Tuatapere)
03.11.2014: 83 km (Tuatapere to Manapouri)
04.11.2014: 21 km (Manapouri to Te Anau)
05.11.2014: 72 km (Te Anau to Mavora Lakes)
06.11.2014: 61 km (Mavara Lakes to Queenstown)
08.11.2014: 78 km (Queenstown to Wanaka)
09.11.2014: 68 km (Wanaka to Makarora)
10.11.2014: 81 km (Makarora to Haast Township)
12.11.2014: 92 km (Haast Township to Jacobs Creek)
13.11.2014: 37 km (Jacobs Creek to Fox Glacier Township)
14.11.2014: 25 km (Fox Glacier Township to Franz Josef Township)

15.11.2014: 88 km (Franz Josef Glacier to Pukekura)

16.11.2014: 137 km (Pukekura to Punakaiki)

17.11.2014: 58 km (Punakaiki to Westport)

18.11.2014: 101 km (Westport to Murchison)

20.11.2014: 62 km (Murchison to St Arnaud)

21.11.2014: 112 km (St Arnaud to Motueka)

24.11.2014: 68 km (Motueka to Nelson)

25.11.2014: 93 km (Nelson to Linkwater)

(26.11.2014: +/- 46 km (Linkwater to Punga Cove on mountainbike))

(27.11.2014: +/- 40 km (Punga Cove to Linkwater on mountainbike))

27.11.2014: 20 km (Linkwater to Picton)

29.11.2014: 6 km (Picton to ferry and ferry to Wellington)

30.11.2014: 25 km (Wellington to Lower Hutt)

03.12.2014: 77 km (Lower Hutt to Martinborough)

04.12.2014: 94 km (Martinborough to Eketahuna)

05.12.2014: 56 km (Eketahuna to (a bit South of) Pongaroa)

06.12.2014: 86 km ((a bit South of) Pongaroa to Porangahau Beach)

07.12.2014: 52 km (Porangahau Beach to Waipukurau)

08.12.2014: 89 km (Waipukurau to Napier)

11.12.2014: 77 km (Napier to Kuripapango)

12.12.2014: 82 km (Kuripapango to Taihape)

13.12.2014: 58 km (Taihape to Ohakune)

14.12.2014: 89 km (Ohakune to Turangi)

16.12.2014: 54 km (Turangi to Taupo)

18.12.2014: 85 km (Taupo to Rotorua)

19.12.2014: 79 km (Rotorua to Tauranga)

20.12.2014: 102 km (Tauranga to Te Aroha)

21.12.2014: 73 km (Te Aroha to Te Puru)

23.12.2014: 45 km (Te Puru to Coromandel Town)

24.12.2014: 60 km (Coromandel Town to Hahei)

26.12.2014: 96 km (Hahei to Miranda)

27.12.2014: 65 km (Miranda to Clevedon)

28.12.2014: 40 km (Clevedon to Auckland)

01.01.2015: 77 km (Kerikeri to Bland Bay)

02.01.2015: 74 km (Bland Bay to Whangarei)

Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam

10.01.2015: 46 km (Chachoengsao to 5 km North of Ban Bung)

11.01.2015: 115 km (5 km North of Ban Bung to Bangsaray)

12.01.2015: 71 km (Bangsaray to 15 km East of Rayong)

13.01.2015: 117 km (15 East of Rayong to Laem Singh)

14.01.2015: 121 km (Laem Singh to Laem Sok)

15.01.2015: 8 km (Laem Sok to ferry and ferry to Ko Kut)

20.01.2015: 71 km (Ko Kut to ferry and 3 km South of Trat to Ban Mai Rut)

21.01.2015: 50 km (Ban Mai Rut to Koh Kong)

22.01.2015: 103 km (Koh Kong to Andoung Tuek)

23.01.2015: 94 km (Andoung Tuek to Veal Renh)

24.01.2015: 59 km (Veal Renh to Sihanoukville)

27.01.2015: 57 km (Veal Renh to Kampot)

28.01.2015: 80 km (Kampot to Ta Saom)

29.01.2015: 79 km (Ta Saom to Phnom Penh)

31.01.2015: 97 km (Phnom Penh to Kampong Chhnong)

01.02.2015: 101 km (Kampong Chhnong to Pursat)

02.02.2015: 110 km (Pursat to Battambang)

04.02.2015: 70 km (Battambang to Sisophon)

05.02.2015: 61 km (Sisophon to Banteay Chhmar)

06.02.2015: 63 km (Banteay Chhmar to Samraong)

07.02.2015: 80 km (Samraong to Anlong Veng)

08.02.2015: 127 km (Anlong Veng to Siem Reap)

14.02.2015: 22 km (Siem Reap to ferry and ferry to Phnom Penh)

15.02.2015: 79 km (Phnom Penh to Takeo)

16.02.2015: 125 km (Takeo to Hà Tiên)

17.02.2015: 95 km (Hà Tiên to Rạch Giá)

19.02.2015: 132 km (Rạch Giá to Cà Mau)

20.02.2015: 102 km (Cà Mau to Bạc Liêu)

21.02.2015: 96 km (Bạc Liêu to Sóc Trãng)

22.02.2015: 69 km (Sóc Trãng to Cần Thơ)

24.02.2015: 49 km (Cần Thơ to Vĩnh Long)

25.02.2015: 93 km (Vĩnh Long to Trà Vinh)

26.02.2015: 69 km (Trà Vinh to Mỹ Tho)

27.02.2015: 72 km (Mỹ Tho to Hồ Chí Minh City)

- PART II -

Vietnam & Laos
20.10.2017: 31 km (Hồ Chí Minh City to Thủ Dầu Một)

21.10.2017: 74 km (Thủ Dầu Một to Đồng Xoài)
22.10.2017: 119 km (Đồng Xoài to Gia Nghĩa)

23.10.2017: 67 km (Gia Nghĩa to Đăk Mil)

24.10.2017: 60 km (Đăk Mil to Buôn Ma Thuột)

25.10.2017: 130 km (Buôn Ma Thuột to Nhơn Hòa)

26.10.2017: 104 km (Nhơn Hòa to Kon Tum)

27.10.2017: 102 km (Kon Tum to Bắc Phong, with a 25 km detour)

28.10.2017: 70 km (Bắc Phong to a motel about halfway between the border and Attapeu)

29.10.2017: 115 km (somewhere about halfway between the border and Attapeu to Tad Hua Khon waterfall)
30.10.2017: 94 km (Tad Hua Khon waterfall to 19 km past Paksong)

01.11.2017: 119 km (19 km past Paksong to Tao Than 2 (Middle of Nowhere 1 was already taken))

02.11.2017: 164 km (Tao Than 2 to Savannakhet)

03.11.2017: 123 km (Savannakhet to Thakhek)

04.11.2017: 62 km (Thakhek to Gnommalat)

05.11.2017: 96 km (Gnommalat to Lak Sao)

06.11.2017: 57 km (Lak Sao to Nahin)
07.11.2017: 154 km (Nahin to 20 km past Paksan)

08.11.2017: 144 km (20 km past Paksan to Vientiane)

11.11.2017: 98 km (Vientiane to Nam Ngum reservoir)

12.11.2017: 110 km (Nam Ngum reservoir to Vang Vieng)

13.11.2017: 80 km (Vang Vieng to Hot Springs)

14.11.2017: 76 km (Hot Springs to Kioukacham)

15.11.2017: 79 km (Kioukacham to Luang Prabang)

21.11.2017: 112 km (Luang Prabang to Pakmong)
22.11.2017: 84 km (Pakmong to Oudomxay)

23.11.2017: 141 km (Oudomxay to Muang Mai)

24.11.2017: 67 km (Muang Mai to Điện Biên Phủ)

25.11.2017: 40 km (Điện Biên Phủ to Mường Ảng)

26.11.2017: 88 km (Mường Ảng to Thuận Châu)

27.11.2017: 97 km (Thuận Châu to Yên Châu)

28.11.2017: 117 km (Yên Châu to Mai Châu)

29.11.2017: 67 km (Mai Châu to Hòa Bình)

30.11.2017: 74 km (Hòa Bình to Hanoi)

02.12.2017: 117 km (Hanoi to Đồng Mỏ)

03.12.2017: 97 km (Đồng Mỏ to Đình Lập)

04.12.2017: 123 km (Đình Lập to Hạ Long)
05.12.2017: 47 km (Hạ Long to Cát Bà town)
08.12.2017: 125 km (Cát Bà town to Thái Bình)

09.12.2017: 154 km (Thái Bình to Cẩm Thủy)

10.12.2017: 134 km (Cẩm Thủy to Thái Hòa)

11.12.2017: 133 km (Thái Hòa to Phố Châu)

12.12.2017: 123 km (Phố Châu to (just before) Liêm Hóa)

13.12.2017: 68 km ((just before) Liêm Hóa to Phong Nha)

16.12.2017: 100 km (Phong Nha to Long Sơn)

17.12.2017: 110 km (Long Sơn to Hướng Phùng)

18.12.2017: 188 km (Hướng Phùng to Huế)

20.12.2017: 89 km (Huế to Lăng Cô)
21.12.2017: 75 km (Lăng Cô to Hội An)
24.12.2017: 140 km (Hội An to Quảng Ngãi)

25.12.2017: 203 km (Quảng Ngãi to Quy Nhơn)

27.12.2017: 103 km (Quy Nhơn to Tuy Hòa)

29.12.2017: 142 km (Tuy Hòa to Nha Trang)

30.12.2017: 112 km (Nha Trang to 15 km before Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm)

05.01.2018: 69 km (15 km before Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm to Cà Ná)
08.01.2018: 108 km (Cà Ná - Phan Thiết/Mũi Né)

12.01.2018: 121 km (Phan Thiết/Mũi Né - Hồ Cốc)

13.01.2018: 67 km (Hồ Cốc - Vũng Tàu)

14.01.2018: 13 km + ferry (Vũng Tàu - Hồ Chí Minh City)

- PART III -

Sri Lanka

05.01.2020: 13 km (Checking out Negombo)

06.01.2020: 44 km (Negombo to Chilaw)

07.01.2010: 108 km (Chilaw to Wilpattu NP junction)

08.01.2010: 34 km (Wilpattu NP junction to Anuradhapura)

09.01.2020: 33 km (exploring Anuradhapura)

10.01.2020: 23 km (Anuradhapura to Mihintale)

11.01.2020: 46 km (Mihintale to Vavuniya)

12.01.2020: 84 km (Vavuniya to Mannar)

13.01.2020: 34 km (Mannar to Adam's Bridge)
21.01.2020: 109 km (Adam's Bridge to Jaffna)

23.01.2020: 121 km (Jaffna to Pallai)

24.01.2020: 82 km (Pallai to Mullaitivu)

25.01.2020: 80 km (Mullaitivu to Nilaveli)
28.01.2020: 23 km (Nilaveli to Trincomalee)

29.01.2020: 108 km (Trincomalee to Polonnaruwa)

30.01.2020: 21 km (exploring Polonnaruwa)

31.01.2020: 55 km (Polonnaruwa to Sigiriya)

01.02.2020: 31 km (Sigiriya to Dambulla)

02.02.2020: 118 km (Dambulla to Maththamagoda)

03.02.2020: 86 km (Maththamagoda to Nallathanniya (a.k.a. Adam's Peak basecamp))

05.02.2020: 31 km (Nallathanniya to Hatton)
06.02.2020: 82 km (Hatton to Kandy)

09.02.2020: 81 km (Kandy to Mahiyanganaya)

10.02.2020: 113 km (Mahiyanganaya to Batticaloa)

11.02.2020: 114 km (Batticaloa to Arugam Bay)

13.02.2020: 73 km (Arugam Bay to Monaragala)

14.02.2020: 70 km (Monaragala to Ella)

17.02.2020: 25 km (Ella to Badulla)
19.02.2020: 105 km (Badulla to Rikillagaskada)

20.02.2020: 62 km (Rikillagaskada to Nuwara Eliya)

23.02.2020: 62 km (Nuwara Eliya to Haputale)

24.02.2020: 35 km (Haputale to Lipton's Seat and back)
25.02.2020: 110 km (Haputale to Kataragama)

26.02.2020: 33 km (Kataragama to Kirinda)

27.02.2020: 78 km (Kirinda to Tangalle)

01.03.2020: 73 km (Tangalle to Ahangama)
10.03.2020: 19 km (Ahangama to Galle)

12.03.2020: 19 km (Galle to Hikkaduwa)

13.03.2020: 86 km (Hikkaduwa to Pitabedarra)

14.03.2020: 100 km (Pitabedarra to Godakawela)

15.03.2020: 123 km (Godakawela to Kalutara)

16.03.2020: 38 km (Kalutara to Colombo)

19.03.2020: 48 km (Colombo to Negombo)

- PART IV -

Europe

04.05.2023: 73 km (Igoumenitsa to Sarandë)

05.05.2023: 70 km (Sarandë to Kondraq)

06.05.2023: 55 km (Kondraq to Vlorë)

07.05.2023: 94 km (Vlorë to Berat)

08.05.2023: 72 km (Berat to Elbasan)

09.05.2023: 57 km (Elbasan to Tirana)

11.05.2023: 125 km (Tirana to Shkodër)

12.05.2023: 75 km (Shkodër to Virpazar)

13.05.2023: 75 km (Virpazar to Tamarë)

14.05.2023: 62 km (Tamarë to Ulotina)

15.05.2023: 81 km (Ulotina to Mojkovac)

16.05.2023: 66 km (Mojkovac to Žabljac)

17.05.2023: 98 km (Žabljac to Brod)

18.05.2023: 77 km (Brod to Sarajevo)

21.05.2023: 126 km (Sararevo to Šćit)

22.05.2023: 108 km (Šćit to Jajce)

23.05.2023: 120 km (Jajce to Prijedor)

24.05.2023: 121 km (Prijedor to Sisak)

25.05.2023: 121 km (Sisak to Krško)

26.05.2023: 109 km (Krško to Ljubljana)

28.05.2023: 92 km (Ljubljana to Dane pri Sežani)

29.05.2023: 151 km (Dane pri Sežani to Porto Santa Margherita)

30.05.2023: 48 km (Porto Santa Margherita to Lido)

01.06.2023: 123 km (Lido to Soave)

02.06.2023: 117 km (Soave to Brescia)

03.06.2023: 77 km (Brescia to Bergamo)

04.06.2023: 90 km (Bergamo to Colico Piano)

05.06.2023: 105 km (Colico Piano to Thusis)

06.06.2023: 116 km (Thusis to Höchst)

07.06.2023: 96 km (Höchst to Andelfingen)

08.06.2023: 117 km (Andelfingen to Basel)

10.06.2023: 146 km (Basel to Obernai)

12.06.2023: 216 km (Obernai to Sentzich)

13.06.2023: 102 km (Sentzich to Vianden)

15.06.2023: 126 km (Vianden to Roetgen)

16.06.2023: 92 km (Roetgen to Neeroeteren)

18.06.2023: 109 km (Neeroeteren to Breda)

22.06.2023: 102 km (Breda to Bilthoven)

23.06.2023: 96 km (Bilthoven to Deventer)

Please note that the distances above might differ somewhat from those on a map. In spite of my expert navigating skills Maarten and Céline sometimes take a wrong turn or spend quite a bit of time finding a place to sleep (or some ice cream). For the exact route on Google Maps click here (part I), here (part II), here (part III) and here (part IV).

Some other totally irrelevant stats (part I):

Punctures: 2 (Maarten)
Broken spokes: 4 (Maarten)

Top speed: Maarten: 73.4 km/h, Céline 56.4 km/h

Finished books: Céline 34, Maarten 2.5

Lost stuff: Céline 30 (29 found again)

Laundry: 52 times

Cola Céline: 104 liters (earliest cola moment 9.30 am)

Chai latte Maarten: 63
Lychee drink Maarten: 31

Self-made pasta: 16

Indian restaurant: 10

Nights in tent: 12

Score board leaders:

Pool: Maarten

Table football: Céline

Pinball: tied


And some more equally irrelevant stats (part II):

Punctures: 0!
Top speed: Maarten: 65 km/h, Céline 62 km/h
Altitude meters: about 43.000
Maximum temperature: 43 degrees Celsius

Finished books: Céline 17, Maarten 3

Indian restaurant: 12
Nights in tent: 1

Touring cyclists encountered: 78 (of which only 4 were confirmed to be Dutch)


Even more irrelevant stats (part III):

Punctures: 0 again!!
Top speed: Maarten: 60 km/h, Céline 57 km/h
Altitude meters: about 20.000
Maximum temperature while cycling: 44 degrees Celsius (lowest temperature: 13 degrees Celsius)

Finished books: Céline 20, Maarten 5.8

Touring cyclists encountered: only 13!


Another badge of irrelevant stats (part IV):

Punctures: 1 (Maarten)
Top speed: Maarten: 75,5 km/h, Céline 60,7 km/h
Altitude meters: about 32.400
Maximum temperature while cycling: 42,4 degrees Celsius (lowest temperature: 6,2 degrees Celsius)

Finished books: Céline 11, Maarten 2

Indian restaurant: 2
Deer on the road: 4

Touring cyclists encountered: 203 (excluding hundreds of e-bikes), longest stretch without fellow bicycle tourers: 4 days


BIG TRIP grand total: 19.782 km