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As retired professors of mathematics, we feel that there were not enough numbers in these blogs. Therefore, here are some counts related to our travels:

• 29 days away from home
• 14 flights
• 13 different airports
• 4 different airlines
• 11 boat rides
• 6 cable car rides
• 2 trains
• 12 different hotels
• 14 hotel check-ins
• 10 time zone changes
• 236 miles covered by Margaret on foot, as recorded on Apple Watch Moves
• 59 miles covered by Larry on foot, as recorded on Apple Watch Moves
• 16 degrees south, latitude closest to the equator: The Great Barrier Reef, AU
• 45 degrees south, latitude furthest from the equator: Te Anau, NZ
• 131 degrees east, longitude furthest west from home: Ayers Rock Resort, AU. (That is, 160 degrees of longitude between home and Ayers Rock)
• 175 degrees east, longitude closest west from home: Auckland, NZ. (That is, 106 degrees of longitude between home and Auckland)
• 29 degrees Fahrenheit, lowest temperature we experienced (Cradle Mountain, Tasmania)
• 101 degrees Fahrenheit, highest temperature we experienced (Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory)
• $2.12 per litre, cost of gas in New Zealand dollars (Equivalent to $5.56 per gallon, in U.S. dollars; a fun math problem!)
• $1,000,000+ average cost of a house in Auckland, in New Zealand dollars. (Equivalent to $680,000+ in U.S. dollars)
• 5 states or territories (out of 7) that we visited in Australia
• 5 regions (out of 16) that we visited in New Zealand
• Countless memories and experiences

Overnight Stays in Australia, sequentially:

1. Sydney
2. Trinity Beach (near Cairns)
3. Uluru
4. Alice Springs
5. Melbourne
6. Hobart
7. Cradle Mountain
8. Hobart

Overnight Stays in New Zealand, sequentially:

9. Christchurch
10. Franz Josef
11. Queenstown
12. Te Anau
13. Queenstown
14. Auckland