Coming home by the numbers

19.9 kilos in checked-in baggage (up from 16 kilos at start of trip)

13.1 kilos in hand-carried baggage (from 0 kilos at start of trip)

2 checked-in suitcases (up from 1 at start of trip)

16 hours of flying

1 movie

4 hours' layover in Hong Kong

1 cup of coffee

1 chocolate toffee cookie

1 day lost

9 degrees warmer

1 love-starved cat

3 consecutive liters of water

1 12-pound Le Creuset enameled cast-iron Dutch oven
1 art print
2 funky lunchboxes from the MoMA store
2 new notebooks
2 Alcatraz tin cups

2 new pairs of Nine West sandals

2 vintage maxi dresses

3 pairs of leather boots (1 unused Calvin Klein in pristine condition)

3 bottles of wine (1 red, 1 white, 1 dessert)
1 wedge of Mediterranean-flavored jack cheese

6 small bags of Ghirardelli chocolate, as pasalubong

1 new Kenneth Cole bag

1 kilo of clean laundry (thanks JD!)

1 slightly squashed lemon layer cake, packed in a Tupperware (thanks Chris!)

1 extra-large found acorn

1 three-dimensional letter "D" (do not ask)

12 new books (includes used books from second-hand bookstores)

2,408 digital photos

8 o'clock bedtime

2 Bay Area-lovesick travelers

unmentionable amount of pounds around the middle