Some stats from the Thinker in Residence fieldwork:

13,500 – (kms) total distance traveled
4,500 – digital photos taken, labeled and catalogued
1,277 – (kms) longest driving distance in one day
410 – people interviewed or presented to in community meetings
59 – days on the road
48.5 – (degrees celcius) hottest temperature
38 – rural and regional cities visited
20 – (litres) minimum water in the car at any time
14 – (hours) longest driving day
8 – (hours) longest drive to get to and from a single interview
4 – articles of clothing destroyed by red dust
1 – tyre blown and replaced
1 – tyre rim blown and replaced
0 – wildlife killed on the roads (some roo’s came close but we, and they, were lucky)

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