Category Archives: On the Road with the Mailhots

On the Road with the Mailhots: Day 5

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Starting Point: Anaheim, CA
Destination: Disneyland
Miles: 0
Drive time: 0
Hours listened to The Lord of the Rings audiobook: 0
Hours spent at Disneyland: 11
Rides rode: 17

Main Street, USA

Megan’s first ride: Indiana Jones

Halloween Time at Disneyland

Gotta get Dole Whip when you’re at Disneyland

After four long days of driving and a full day at the park, we’re going to take a break for a day and relax.

On the Road with the Mailhots: Day 2

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img_2290-1Starting Point: Newport, OR
Destination: Humboldt Redwood State Park, CA
Miles: 345
Drive time: 7 hours
Hours listened to The Lord of the Rings audiobook: 5 hours, 4 minutes

South beach, Newport, OR

A morning stroll on the beach

Cape Perpetua

First Stop: The Sea Lion Caves

The largest sea cave in the world

We made it to California

Megan’s first California beach

Final stop: Humboldt Redwood State Park

Driving through Endor on my speeder bike


On the Road with the Mailhots, Day 1

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img_2250Starting Point: Bellingham, WA
Destination: Newport, OR
Miles: 401
Drive time: 8.5 hours
Hours listened to The Lord of the Rings audiobook: 6 hours, 26 minutes

 

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Road trip selfie!

First stop: Astoria, OR

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The Astoria waterfront

Second Stop: Cannon Beach, OR

Megan’s good friend from Alaska (who moved to Tennessee) happened to be at Cannon Beach at the very same time we were driving through. We couldn’t pass up a chance to reconnect and walk on the beach.

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Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, OR


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Manzanita coast line

Third stop: Tillamook, OR

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Yummm! Carmel Butter Pecan on top, Pumpkin Cookie Batter on bottom

Final stop: Newport, OR

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Ultimate Breakfast for dinner

We arrived at our first campground–we’re staying in a yurt!–and cooked dinner by headlamp and lantern. A quick game of Settlers of Catan rounded out the night.