On Ocean Time (By Land): A Captain's Log (World Cup Edition) RECAP

Journey Recap: By the Numbers

Looking back across the logbook of this extraordinary summer odyssey, trading our sailboat for four wheels on the open highway turned out to be the ultimate adventure:

• Matches Attended: 12 Matches

  1. June 11: Mexico vs South Africa (2-0)

  2. June 14: Netherlands vs Japan (2-2)

  3. June 16: Argentina vs Algeria (3-0)

  4. June 19: Scotland vs Morocco (0-1)

  5. June 22: Norway vs Senegal (3-2)

  6. June 24: Scotland vs Brazil (0-3)

  7. June 27: Colombia vs Portugal (0-0)

  8. June 29: Germany vs Paraguay (1-1, Paraguay wins on PKs)

  9. June 30: France vs Sweden (3-0)

  10. July 3: Argentina vs Cabo Verde (3-2)

  11. July 6: Brazil vs Norway (1-2)

  12. July 19: Spain vs Argentina (1-0, World Cup Final)

• Distance Traveled: ~8,200 Miles

  • From the sunny shores of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula up through coastal Gulf towns to Galveston, across the southern states to Miami, up the Atlantic coastline through Georgia, the Carolinas, and New Jersey, all the way to the northern border and Boston, back down to Florida, and back up to New York/New Jersey for the championship final.