My mileage to Events!

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OK, I must have too much time on my hands, but thought it interesting enough to investigate just how many miles I did (will do) this year to go KITE flying, so reviewing the events I have attended and using ‘Google Maps’ worked out the mileage (by car) and how long the journey would take! Here goes:

2010

7th January…Ahmedabad,India. 5885miles … 4days 21hours
6th March…Moth workshop, Cliddesden …63.6miles … 1hr 11mins
19th March…British Leisure Show,Windsor …44.4miles …56mins
2nd April…Brenzett … 73.8miles … 1hr 23mins
11th April…Streatham …25.1miles … 45mins
24th April…Jolly Up6 …63.6miles … 1hr 11mins
29th April…Kozhikode,India …6948miles … 5days 20hours
8th May…Suffolk KF …113miles …2hours
15th May…SumnersPonds1 … 14.5miles … 29mins
27th May…Sellindge … 67.1miles … 1hr 12mins
5th June…Basingstoke KF …62.3miles … 1hr 8mins
12th June…Teston 1…40.1miles … 52mins
19th June…Southampton KF … 91miles …1hr 40mins
26th June… SumnersPonds 2 … 14.5miles … 29mins
1st July… SumnersPonds 3 … 14.5miles … 29mins
10th July…Brighton KF …24.4miles … 40mins
17th July… Eastbourne … 43.9miles … 1hr 6mins
23th July… SumnersPonds 3.5 … 14.5miles … 29mins
29th July…Lingfield … 9.7miles … 21mins
7th August…Teston 2 … 40.1miles … 52mins
12th August…SumnersPonds 4 … 14.5miles … 29mins
21st August…Shoreham … 28.4miles … 38mins
28th August…Portsmouth … 61.1miles … 1hr 39mins
3rd September… SumnersPonds 5 … 14.5miles … 29mins
24th September…Kingsfold … 11.2miles … 22mins
2nd October…Ardingly … 10.7miles … 22mins
8th October… SumnersPonds 6 … 14.5miles … 29mins
**30th October…Frejus KF, France … 839miles … 12hrs 41mins
6th November…Fuerteventura KF …2420miles … 2days 7hours[/size]

**IF anyone is interested in attending this event at the end of the month, get in touch with me ... as I cant go as planned, cutting it fine with my flight to Fuerteventura!

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[Derek]

Totals! Totals !! We need Totals!!

My new phone has a "game" which gives the distance between points on the earth measured in walking times . . . it's the sort of thing you realise you never knew you could do without.

Next time I am confined to bed with an ailment, and I have time and inclination to work it all out, it could be an interesting statistic. And I imagine a fairly horrifying one.

This leads to a more general question: just how much does our passion / hobby / involvement with kites actually cost? I mean the REAL cost, not just the ripstop and the line. Things like Travel (as above), wear and tear on vehicles, purchase caravans and campers, extra insurance, torches and batteries, funny hats, extra barbecues and take-aways, mental health consultations, "sick" days to attend festivals, presents on returning home, divorce and alimony costs, house extensions to make and store kites. I am sure the list could go further.

All of this has a financial value. I wonder if any among us is brave enough to make even a preliminary calculation?

Newbies beware - passion for kites doesn't count until you pass the point of no return. You never know when that will be, you don't know when you pass it, you only recognise it when it's too late. That and the dull throb in your wallet that used to be a sharp pain.

Totals please, everybody.

Happy OSOW,


Derek

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Oct 4, 2010 21:59:09 GMT @c2lln said:

IF anyone is interested in attending this event at the end of the month, get in touch with me ... as I cant go as planned, cutting it fine with my flight to Fuerteventura!

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Too late, its been and gone, couldnt find anything on this years festival, but this from 2009: