Summary

A few statistical facts from Mr. Iik's trip.

Starting point: Kitchener steet, Vancouver, Canada.
Ending point: Battery Park, New York City, USA.
Distance cycled: 5918 km.
Cycling days: 37 days.
Rest days: 0 days.
Average distance per day: 160 km.
Longest distance in a day: 227 km.
Shortest distance in a day: 62 km.
Overall average speed: 21.0 km/h.
Highest average speed in a day: 26.6 km/h.
Lowest average speed in a day: 15.8 km/h.
Highest speed: 66 km/h.
Average daily cycling time: 7h 37'.
Longest day: 10h 21'.
Shortest day: 3h 56'.
Total altitude climbed: 32242 m.
Altitude climbed per day on average: 871 m.
Total altitude lost in descent: 32242 m.
Average descent per day: 871 m.
Wheel revolutions (per wheel): 2.8 million.
Pedal revolutions (per leg): 1.1 million.
Energy for cycling per day: 3 MJ or 0.83 kilowatt hours or 717 calories.
Punctures: 4.
Replaced tyres: 1.
Chain elongation: 2 mm.
Traffic: 77000 vehicles passed, of which 17000 trucks and 10000 motorhomes.
Close overtakings: 5.
Evacuations off the road: 10.
Falls and crashes: 0.
Touring-cyclists encoutered - in the direction of travel: 6.
Touring-cyclists encoutered - in the opposite direction: 17.
Touring-cyclists encoutered - direction unknown: 2.
Soaked from the rain: 13 times in 10 days.
Showers: 33.
Clothes washings: 4.
11 wild campings.
4 nights in campgrounds.
19 nights in motels.
2 nights in hotels.
1 night in hostel.
21 usual Canadian breakfasts (2 eggs, ham, fried potatoes, toasts).
2 burgers.
2 lunch specials.
1 dinner.
1 Chinese chop suy.
28 doughnuts.
7 bagels with butter.
2 Danish pastries.
6 muffins.
6 brownies.
4 packs of other types of pastries.
25 sneekers or mars bars.
3 yoghurts (600 grams).
7 sandwiches.
4 nectarines.
5 apples.
4 bananas.
4 oranges.
1/2 kg of cherries.
500 g of spaghetti.
1 pasta salad.
1 ham salad.
4 packages of brown bread.
4 cans of luncheon meat.
8 cans of spaghetti with tomato.
1 can of beans.
1 lentil soup.
1 whole pizza.
5 pizza slices.
3 bags of potato chips.
4 bags of peanuts.
1 bag of pistachios.
2 bags of cashews.
15 beers.
1 bottle of wine.
1.5 liter of juice.
5 cans of soft drinks.
7 bottles of soft drinks.
60 medium coffees, two sugars, one cream.
60 liters of water.
5 kg of body weight lost.