Off to meet a few 'stans

[jags]

Well Matt i don't really think u done that many miles everytime i seen the photos you were either dancing playing music  drinking with all the local heads i'd say you stayed in the one village for most of that tour kidnapped by the locals.
but once you got going i'd say 900 miles and 25yds.

yours in cycling
Anto best armchair tourer on this here forum.

[macspud]

My wild stab in the dark is 2863km.

[AndyE]

My guess, 2135 km

Andy

[Matt2matt2002]

Time is up lads.

Here is the answer.
Taken a few days before I flew home



However, I have a dilemma.

AndyE guessed 2135 Km
Macspud guessed 2863 Km

My maths is poor but I make 2500 Km, half way between the 2?

I did ride a few more KM after the picture was taken so Macspud is in one way nearer.
But before the competition started I had set the figure in my mind as the one shown on the speedo.

Can I ask Dan to adjudicate please?

Matt

[jags]

Have u a good sharp saw Matt cut it in half 


anto.

[Andre Jute]

Have u a good sharp saw Matt cut it in half 

Solomonic wisdom!

[Danneaux]

Hi All!

Acting in the role of adjudicator, I looked at this many ways, trying my hardest to be fair to all contestants and these two closest guesses.

Finally, I figured the nearest "miss" should get the prize.

Matt, your odometer reads 2450.

Mac's guess is 2863. 2863-2450= "missed" by 413 on the high side.

AndyE's guess is 2135. 2450-2135= "missed" by 315 on the low side.

Therefore, the "closest" guess or "nearest miss" is 315 vs 413, so I declare AndyE "winner" in this contest.

All the best,

Dan. (...who is astonished the average of the two closest guesses is almost the exact distance Matt traveled).

[John Saxby]

...who is astonished the average of the two closest guesses is almost the exact distance Matt traveled

Brilliant stuff, guys.  More evidence that Symmetry can occasionally trump chaos and entropy.  All that's needed to flush it to the surface now & then is for Matt to head off to say hello to a few 'stans.  I have to believe that the odometer was in on the act -- a nice round 2450.0 kms seems, well, something other than Just a Nice Round Number   :-)

[Matt2matt2002]

John, I did say,

I did ride a few more KM after the picture was taken so Macspud is in one way nearer.

So the speedo was quite accurate at the time, since I had seen the numbers creeping up.
It happened to be the day before I flew home.
Honest.

AndyE.
Please pm me your address and I'll pop the rock in the post.
Doesn't happen to be Tajikistan by any chance?
😂

[John Saxby]

Just teasing, Matt.  I really liked the Nice Round Number, improbable as it was  ;-)

[AndyE]

Doesn't happen to be Tajikistan by any chance?
😂

Hi Matt , unfortunately not. I have gathered a few rocks over the years, from all over the world, unfortunately lost when moving to where I live now. I started a new collection from the west coast of Scotland, 3 so far.The Tajikistan rock will take pride of place in my new collection.

I was going to pick one up the beach of Village bay from my visit to St Kilder this June!



But they were a bit big, they have a bulldozer to move them of the slipway and back on to the beach!!

Thanks Dan for flipping a coin.

Andy.


 

[AndyE]

Thanks Matt, the rock has landed.



It's the one at the front, in pride of place. It has a pink hue with quarts type crystals.

Andy

[richie thornger]

Hey Matt, belated congratulations on your stan trip. Seems like a life ago you were on here asking questions about Pakistan
I cant wait to go and do it myself one day.
Best of luck on any future adventures..Richie

[Matt2matt2002]

Thanks Ritchie.
Only 3 months ago but feels like 3 years!

I hope to return next summer if family commitments allow.
Thanks also to AndyE.
So good to see my,/ your rock added to the collection.

I waited nearly a week in Leverburgh last year for the ocean swell to die down so the boat could leave for St. Kilda.
Frustrating since the weather was good..
Never made the crossing!!
That was in 20012.
This year - you got the rock.

[Matt2matt2002]

Clearing out the hard drive and came upon this clip from my tour last year.
Put it up on Youtube and wanted to see if it would post here.



I see it only opens on another page. Any way I can correct this?

Thanks