Day 16: Biking Iceland by the Numbers

We got to the airport at 5:15pm for our 7:25 flight to sort out bikes/panniers - we thought appropriately early - but the lady asked us if we knew we weren't flying until 7:25 (actually, she said 19:25). We are definitely not in 9/11 land. Since all we really did the rest of the day was kill time in Akureyri checking out a few Lonely Planet recommended spots, including trying "the best ice cream in Iceland," we decided it was a perfect time to summarize our biking Iceland adventure with numbers:

Countless - asshole terns, sheep, spectacular views, cairns spotted, cups of coffee
928 - distance biked, in IMEU (Icelandic mile equivalency units are actually the same distance as kilometers, but this reporting helps pad our stats and our self esteem - the conditions are tough!)
680 - distance driven in our rental car, in km (not IMEU)
247 - cost of gas, per liter, in ISK
125 - approximate ISK per USD conversion
110 - most IMEU biked in one day
81 - longest climb recorded, in minutes (we know there were longer!)
50 - cost of renting our bikes, per IMEU ridden, in US cents
33 - US bought Gluten Free energy bars consumed
31 - touring cyclists spotted, 12 of which were from a car
22 - passengers on our domestic flight
14 - different comment authors on the blog (thanks - we love every comment!)
13 - consecutive days camping
12 - Sundlaugs visited
11 - days of biking
10 - days we paid for camping (three were free, not stolen. It's actually legal to camp on public land anywhere in Iceland, so this isn't impressive, but the toilets are priceless.)
9 - most pools/hot pots in one Sundlaug
8 - longest no-laundry streak, in days (you'll never guess who owns this record)
7 - approx minutes holding our breath going through the clouds on our domestic flight
6 - modes of transportation used getting around Iceland
5 - most types of fish eaten in one meal
4 - dehydrated meals consumed
3 - empty peanut butter containers discarded
2 - colors an arctic fox can be (white in winter, dark in summer)
1 - estimated circumcised penises in Iceland, after a couple dozen Sundlaug showers.
1 - bike maintenance issues
0 - putrid shark/singed sheep's head eaten, night skies seen, headlamp uses

We will probably be out of touch for the next four days while hiking, but are excited to continue the updates when we're back on the grid!