Campbell Road Trips

Warrenton Here We Come!

Getting ready for departure, heading out in a few short hours for the Oregon Coast. Should be a fun weekend.

Cancelled

Trip to the coast cancelled for us due to mechanical problems with our trailer and car. Ah well, at least we have cold beer at home and a DVR full of tv shows to catch up on. Next trip? Who knows, nothing planned til December or January gymnastics competitions.

Camping in Tillamook

Getting ready this week to go camping north of Tillamook, Oregon.

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We will be meeting Debbie and Mike around September 11th at a new site. Well, new to us, have never camped here before so should be fun. Debbie retired this year from C-COM and Mike is Captain with the Lake Oswego PD. Great friends. Also joining us are some couples from work, Maureen and Gerry, Tony and Phyllis, and hopefully Teresa and Darren.

If you use Dopplr, here is link to my profile there.

More later from the campsite!

Epilogue:081508 the journey ends.

Forgot to post this, the end of the journey on 081508 so here it is:

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Leaving Idaho Falls, ID today enroute home, 664 miles to go, last leg of the trip.

Here is the map of all the places we have been too, as well as links to all the blog posts for each one.

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This has been a fun trip, an adventure actually. It has had its ups and downs but I'm glad we did it. The next road trip with more than 4 people that is similar to what we just did is going to have to be done in an RV, bottom line. Let me end this fantastic journey with the following:

7,700 miles travelled.
Gas expense: roughly $1,700.
Lodging and meals: roughly $4,500.

Travelling with 6 of your family members in a 7 person vehicle over 7,000 miles? PRICELESS!!

But it's a dry heat....

So HOT: 6pm amd coming west through the Columbia River Gorge, west of Hermiston.

4am is too early

The trip has started. So early even the coffee joints are closed! I'm being told it is to avoid the traffic but I know it's so Mom and Dad can get maximum slot time in Reno.....I'm not that tired!