The Statistics and the Toys (In English)

This post is intended to capture some statistics, for those who appreciate them, and also to note some details of the stuff we took along for the trip.

The statistics:

325 nights / 326 days

173 hotels/posadas/campsites/cabins

48,911 Km driven in our car, using 5781 L of gasoline

600 Km (approx) driven in a hire car (Brasilia to Goias and back)

Lots of Km being driven locally (taxis/tour trucks/buses/etc.)

Lots of ferries (didn’t count them)

1500 Km by river boat (Amazon from Belém to Manaus)

Train journeys from Cuzco to Aguas Calientes and back to Ollantaytambo

17 border crossings

196 blog posts (and counting…)

56,488 photos

The toys:

Car: Nissan X-Trail i, with addition of mesh stone guards to protect radiators, otherwise standard.

Additional tools: key spares for car, tow strap 8T + shackles, traction mats, jump leads, small shovel, high capacity jack + base pad, wheel chocks, 10m climbing rope, sling, and carabiner, air compressor, extra tool kit. Extra fire extinguisher

Service stops in Lima, Sucre, Santiago, Punta Arenas, Buenos Aires, Porto Alegre, Feira de Santana, Salvador de Bahia (balancing and alignment), Olinda (tyres only), Sao Luis (repairs to reverse lights and underbody protectors), Belem,.

Mechanical problems: none (!), the car was perfect throughout, apart from the results of bad alignment in Punta Arenas (see below). The alignment was finally done properly in Salvador. Note: thank you to the Australian X-Trail Forum (http://www.australianxtrail.com.au/) for helping out with the alignment specs, which Nissan Brasil could not provide(!).

Punctures - 5: 1 leaving Riobamba? (nail), 2 in 13 Km en route La Higuera to Villa Serrano (unknown however believe road surfaced with sharp stones basically), 1 east of the Jama Pass entering Argentina (cause unknown), 1 in Brumadinho (sharp steel sliver).

Tyres: left home with 4 new Yokohama Geolander 594 (allegedly 50/50 HT/AT), these proved inadequate and were replaced by 4 x Dunlop Grand Trek AT3, which were good, however incorrect tyre alignment in Punta Arenas (used T30 specs instead of T31!) resulted in excessive wear and these were replaced by 4 x Pirelli Scorpion ATR in Olinda, which have been fine.

Navigation: Garmin Colorado 300 GPS, Silva compass

Photography:

Cameras: 2 x EOS Rebel T1i , 1 x Casio Exilim EX-Z60

Lenses: Canon EF 18-55mm Ultrasonic, Canon EF 70-300mm Ultrasonic, Canon EF 70-300mm, Sigma DG 150-500mm APO HSM

Tripod: Slik 35D,

Monopod: Vanguard MP-4

Binoculars: Nikon Sporter I 10 x 36, Leica Trinovid 8 x 20 RCA

Music: iPod 80 Gb, iPod 120 Gb, Griffin FM transmitter

Leatherman: 1 x Wave , 2 x Squirt Ps4, 1 x Skeletool CX

Knives: Swiss Army (various)

Footwear:

Merrell Waterpro Gauley Black x 2 pairs,

Sperry Top-Sider x 1 pair,

Havaianas x 1 pair

Merrell Chameleon Wrap Slam Army hiking boots

Salomon hiking boots

Outdoor clothing:

Mountain Equipment Coop: Hydrofoil Jacket x 2

Lippi: Jacarandá x 2, Chacaya x 1

North Face: TNF APEX x 2

Eddie Bauer: Whittaker First Ascent x 2

Backpacks (Mountain Equipment Coop):

Deuter Race EXP,

Deuter Race EXP Air

Luggage:

Mad Rock climbing rope bags (for the back seats – food and drink),

Cardon Leather roller kit bags (emergency kit and cold weather clothes),

Samsonite and Eddie Bauer roller kit bags (clothes and day-to-day necessities)

Other stuff: Mountain Equipment Coop thermos cups x 2, large thermos for hot water.

Medical kit: designed for the trip.

Maps: International Travel Maps, Vancouver, plus multiple other sources.

Guide Books: Lonely Planet, Footprint, Bradt, Oceano, and others

Some luxuries/emergency supplies: Pringles, Ting Ting Jahe ginger candies, Cadbury and Lindt chocolate, sardines, “Be” water in 2 x 5L bottles, Coca Cola zero and light. 

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