We put together these stats while waiting for our plane home at Heathrow Airport:
Days in the UK: 21
Steps: Over 780,000 between the three of us - that's over 260,000 steps each, average 12,380 per day each
Stairs climbed: A few thousand - including the Eiffel Tower, Tower Bridge, St Michael's Mount, Tintagel, Underground train stations
Days with hire car: 14
Extremely narrow single lane hedge roads driven on: Many, especially in Cornwall, Bath and the Cotswolds
Distance driven in car: 4,499km (2,796 miles), average 321km per day
Traffic jams caught in: Many
Bus, train, tube, tram and taxi rides: A few dozen, including London Underground trains, various metro trains and double-decker buses, park and ride buses, black London taxi cabs, and inter-city regional trains
Ferry rides: 1 - Seine River cruise, Paris
Castles / palaces visited: 6 - Buckingham Palace, St Michael's Mount, Ruthin Castle, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Alnwick Castle, plus various others spotted from a distance
Highland coos patted: 1
Squirrels spotted: At least a dozen
Baby deer spotted: 1
Celebrities spotted: 0 (boo!)
Countries visited: 6 - England, Scotland, Wales and France, plus stopovers at Dubai and Singapore
Plane trips: 5 legs - Melbourne to Dubai to London, then London to Dubai to Singapore to Melbourne
Pounds spent: Gave up counting! 