Since yesterday was National Lighthouse Day, and we all KNOW Mama can never get enough of lighthouse, we thought we would do a Flashback Travel Tuesday of when Angel Dory and I went on our original Lighthouse tour!!
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Arty here today to tell you all about Day Two of our Road Trip!!
I
awoke nice and early, you know like 2:30 am, and was ready to get
going!! Mama and Dory said it was WAY too early tho, so after getting a
drink of water I went back to sleep until 6am. Then it was time to
wrangle the girls out of bed and get ready to go!
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| Dory, flashy beast alert!! |
Mama got us dressed first, and took us out for a short morning walkie.
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| I'll just keep you company while you get ready, Mama! |
After
we got back I decided to eat a bite or two of breakfast. While I was
eating, Dory kept Mama company while she took a shower and got ready.
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| Don't worry Dory, she won't turn the water on. Right, Mama??? |
Then
Mama thought it would be cute to put us in the spa tub for a photo
shoot. Sometimes, you just have to humor the Mamas, right??
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| All ready to go back here, Mama!! |
Finally
we were ready to hit the road!! Unknown to us, Mama had recently
downloaded an app for her iPhone that tells her where EVERY LIGHTHOUSE
IN THE USA is(boy is Daddy in trouble!). As soon as we realized this, along with the fact we were
driving along the ocean the whole way home, we KNEW we were in for a day
of silly lighthouses!!
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| Yaquina Bay Lighthouse |
This lighthouse was very close to our hotel, and Mama stopped here to
drink her coffee and eat some breakfast before hitting the road!
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| Rocky Coastline |
This part of the Oregon coast is famous for it's beautiful scenery along Route 101!!
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| Walkie Time! |
We stopped at Heceta Lighthouse for our big morning walkie!
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| Let's go THIS way!! |
The
trail was just a little over a mile (1/2 of it up hill) to the
lighthouse, so we knew it would be great exercise for all of us, and not
too much for Miss Dory!
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| Beautiful Views |
Such beautiful coastline views along the way!
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| Hey Arty, I think there is a squirrel down here!! |
There were lots of good smells and very interesting peemails to read!
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| That sure is a big lighthouse, Mama!! |
Finally we made it to the top of the hill and saw the very cool
Heceta Lighthouse!!
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| Mama, you better have treats!! |
We made our way back down the hill and posed for another photo shoot before hitting the road again!
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| Umpqua River Lighthouse |
Before we knew it (there might have been a short nap or two), Mama was pulling over at the next lighthouse!
Mama has visited this lighthouse with Daddy before, so she just hopped out and took a quick picture and we hit the road again!!
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| Cape Arago Lighthouse |
Mama
drove and drove to find this lighthouse. The road that led to it was
blocked off, lucky for us (or not) Mama has a lighthouse magnet in her
head and got lucky found a place to take a picture of
it! This ride taught Mama to read the information about the lighthouses
BEFORE taking a one hour ride to try and find them.
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| Coquille River Lighthouse |
By
now, it was getting to be the middle of the afternoon and we got to the
next lighthouse just in time for our next big walkie! After morning
clouds and fog, it turned out to be a beautimous afternoon for a walkie!
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| Mama...I don't even think that is a REAL lighthouse!!! |
We
had a wonderful day full of pretty scenery and WAY too many
lighthouses, but we finally did make it home and were soooo tired we
went right to sleep!! Lighthouses can get VERY tiring!!
Boy, road trips sure are fun!!
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Boy, road trips sure are fun!!
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Thanks for joining us for this fun flashback!
Make sure to stay tuned to Travel Tuesday next week when Mini Dory tells us about her trip to San Francisco and the Bay Area!
Make sure to stay tuned to Travel Tuesday next week when Mini Dory tells us about her trip to San Francisco and the Bay Area!
