Tale of the tape

Countries traversed ~ 4

Cities, towns, villages visited ~ 31+

Duration of Bridgets journey ~ 5 months 25 days

Duration of Joshua Journey ~ 8 months 13 days

Photos taken ~ 1,500+

Hours of footage shot ~ 23

Blogs posted ~ 186 (approx. 175 pages)

Blog Views ~ 11,458

Money spent ~ $7,000+

Plane Ticket to Bangkok ~ $850

Lessons Learned ~ 1,000,000

Motorbike wrecks ~ 1

Josh's weight pre trip ~ 180lbs

Josh's weight post trip ~ 152.98lbs

Weight gained by Josh in his first 20 hours back to America ~ 2.5lbs

Combined weight loss of Josh and Bridget ~ nearly 50lbs (rice, rice, rice)

Miles traveled by Joshiewashington ~ 4,570

Favorite "Asian" snack ~ Bot Chein

Schools Employed by ~ 4

Favorite man friend ~ Sheldon of Sascatoon

Favorite woman friend ~ Trish of Toronto, Phuong of Saigon and Mai of Saigon

Least favorite villian ~ Jack of TAT (trust nobody affliated)

Josh got sick ~ 3 times

Bridget's Vietnamese "name" ~ Hoa (flower)

Josh's Vietnamese "name" ~ Minh (smart)

Josh pronounced ~ George ( as in George Bush)

Bridget prnounced ~ Bprwishgedts

Next adventure ~ moving to Seattle, Hiking the Olympic Nat. Park, Climbing Mt. Adams/Rainier, catching up with friends and our 3rd Anniversary.

Next trip abroad ~ ??? Turkey, India, Ireland, Nicaragua, Spain...???

If you have any questions whatsoever, please, we are open books and love to share our experiences and insights, follies and lessons. This amazinf journey has changed us in ways numerous and intangible. It has certainly put our lives in greater perspective and broadened our horizons and perceptions as to what it means to be an Earthling in the year 2007.

For me personally this journey has changed my view of travel and crystalized what it is I want to "do" with my life, at least in part, and so someone as flighty  as me that says alot!

As a couple we watched eachother grow and faced many glories and challenges together. We have been traveling for 1/3 of our marriage so far and it has helped define our relationship. Under noother circumstances do you depend on someone so much and spend all of your time together. It has shaped our friendship and our view of one another. We have grown together and grown independantly, always allowing each other room, no matter how cramped the space. That isn't to say we didn't bicker and growl from time to time, but that comes with the territory. In many ways I look up to Bridget as a fellow Human, she has qualities that humble and challenge me, and in our journey those qualities have only grown in their focus and clarity. I would walk the Earth with her for as long as Fate woud have it.

Above all I feel fortunate beyond description.

Thank you for coming along, in whatever way you could, and may all your days be long and nights pleasant.

Your Humble Host,

J. Benjamin Haydock Johnson O'Neil