Gaeta to Santa Maria Capua Vetere: The Numbers so Far

2000 kms cycled from Innsbruck 

42 days since we left Innsbruck – 37 days biking 

3 mountain passes: Arlberg, Grand Saint Bernard, Cisa 

Most expensive accommodation: 95€ in Pavia

Least expensive accommodation: by donation (20€ for both of us) in a number of places

Average daily expenditure for both of us: about 100€

Top 10 gelato flavours: melon, pistachio, grapefruit, coffee, chocolate, liquorice, hazelnut, lemon, strawberry, tiramisu

Mars bars consumed: 24

Tears: 0

Bed bugs: 0

Flat tires: 0 

Change in clothing size: -1

Numer of days with rain: 4

Number of Pilgrims encountered on the route to Rome: 25

Number after Rome: 0

Road kill spotted: 1 opossum, 5 rabbits, 1 owl, way too many cats (stay off the road Russell), 2 porcupines, 20 hedgehogs, 1 snake, hundreds of unidentifiable rat tailed creatures

Price of a coffee macchiato in the North: 1€, in Rome: 2€, in the South: 0.80€ and falling

Price of a half litre of red wine in a Tetra pack: 1.40€

Usual Price of a Margarita Pizza: 5€

Number  of times we wished for something other than Italian food for lunch or dinner: 0

Number of countries visited: 4

Number of incidents of marital discord since we started carrying Mars bars: 0

Each days we are struck by the treasures in Italy. These were just from today.