Taking Stock at the Halfway Point (two weeks late)

Okay, so I know it's June 1 and the halfway point was actually May 14. I fully intended to write this post back then in Chiang Mai, Thailand but several conspiratorial forces combined to thwart my attempts. Chiefly among them were a power outage and a drunken Scotsman named Mickey. So, without further ado, let's get some stats going here. And just so you know, I'm counting all travel up to this point.

Countries Visited: Nine
New Zealand
Australia
Singapore
China
Hong Kong (we are counting this as separate from China)
Vietnam
Thailand
Cambodia
India

Capital Cities Visited: Seven
Canberra
Singapore
Beijing
Hong Kong
Hanoi
Bangkok
Phnom Penh

Plane flights taken: Nineteen
LA-Auckland
Auckland-Sydney
Melbourne-Hobart (RT)
Sydney-Cairns (RT)
Sydney-Singapore
Singapore-Beijing
Beijing-Hong Kong
Hong Kong-Bangkok
Bangkok-Hanoi
Hanoi-Danang
Danang-Saigon
Saigon-Bangkok
Bangkok-Phuket (RT)
Bangkok-Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh-Bangkok
Bangkok-Bangalore

Airlines Flown: Seven
Air New Zealand
Jet Star
Singapore Airlines
Air China
Thai International
Pacific Airlines
One, Two, Go!

Modes of Transport: Ten
Airplane
Boat
Automobile
Train
Motorbike
Rickshaw
Tuk Tuk
Zorb ball
Elephant
Bungee cord (it might have only been a 150 foot trip, but it counts!)

Buckets of Alcohol consumed: Three
All three consisted of rum, coke, and Red Bull. It's all Melissa's fault.

Towers of Beer consumed (same night): One
I suppose I should take parital blame for that one. But the accountant in the group (Cece) made us finish it. And by us, I mean me.

Toilets puked in (that night): One
And it wasn't me!

Total pukings: Four
Each of us owe one to the demons of alcohol (see the comment about the drunken Scotsmen above) and I've had two heaves because of not having enough food with my anti malarial medicine.

Elephants encountered: Three
We rode one in Thailand. We avoided one at a Buddhist temple in Cambodia. And we got blessed by one at a Hindu temple in India.

Monkeys spotted: Countless
We've seen more monkeys on this trip than anyone should ever have the pleasure of encountering. From Thailand to Cambodia to India, the monkeys have made their presence felt.

Drat...my hour is up. More to come.