Monday, December 7, 2009

We need a frequent flyer plan, like now

On the eve of our vacation I did some calculations on how many miles we'll travel on our trip. Webflyer has a mileage calculator that came in handy. Here's the breakdown:
Leg Miles
SFO to JFK 2580
JFK to DUB 3170
DUB to ATL 3930
ATL to SJO 1630
SJO to ATL 1630
ATL to LAX 1930
LA to Long Beach 17
Long Beach to Catalina 35
Catalina to Ensenada 146
Ensenada to Long Beach 166
Long Beach to LA 17
LAX to SMF 373
Total 15624

SFO is San Francisco, JFK is New York, DUB is Dublin, ATL is Atlanta, SJO is San Jose, Costa Rica, LAX is Los Angeles, and SMF is Sacramento.

I was a little surprised that it's farther from Atlanta to San Francisco than from Atlanta to Costa Rica. I knew it would be quite a trip, but 15,624 miles? For comparison, the diameter of the Earth is 7,926 miles. The circumference is about 24,900 miles, so by the time we return we'll have traveled 62.7% around the entire globe in 3 weeks. Wow. What a blessing. Where's Passepartout when you need him?

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