On the Road with the Mailhots: Day 4

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Jake Mailhot

Starting Point: Sunset State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA
Destination: Anaheim, CA
Miles: 383
Drive Time: 8.5 hours
Hours listened to The Lord of the Rings audiobook: 3 hours, 50 minutes (Finished The Fellowship of the Ring!)

Morning fajitas

A morning treasure hunt on the beach

First stop: Monterey Bay Aquarium.

We spent all of the morning exploring the aquarium. We saw three feedings, penguins, open sea, and kelp forest, and met a very curious octopus.

We saw this shark gobble up a sardine right in front of us

Big Sur

Second Stop: Bixby Canyon Bridge.

This part of the drive was incredible, and if we stopped at every lookout or vista point, we would have never made it to Los Angeles.

Third Stop: Elephant Seal brooding grounds

These guys were so loud and funny, Megan couldn’t stop laughing

Final Stop: Anaheim, CA

We got into our hotel very late but it was worth the excellent drive. Tomorrow: Disneyland.

On the Road with the Mailhots: Day 3

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Jake Mailhot

Starting Point: Humboldt Redwood State Park, CA
Destination: Sunset State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA
Miles: 333
Driving Time: 7.5 hours
Hours listened to The Lord of the Rings audiobook: 3 hours, 55 minutes

Waking up on Endor

Highway 1 wound its way inland to the coast. Megan got very car sick because of all the ups and downs and turns. Once we got to the coast it got a little better but we spent most of the morning focused on getting to our first destination rather than taking pictures.

First Stop: Ft. Bragg, CA

Treasures on Glass Beach

Second Stop: Marin Headlands, Marin, CA

Third Stop: Lucasfilm, San Francisco, CA

Final Stop: Sunset State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA

On the Road with the Mailhots: Day 2

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Jake Mailhot

Starting 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