This is by Far the biggest road trip we have taken!!!
I know this happened back in May, but I am finally able back to blogging and decided this would be a fun one to revisit and share. We did a 10 day road trip - and drove over 3000 miles!! We had a ton of fun and did something new everyday.
Bad news is I some how lost my log book for the trip that tracked times, miles and gallons of gas bought. Oh well. I do have the financial break down. Even with driving, free hotels, and not eating out.... I still don't want to revisit the carnage of spending.
- Day 1 - Driving to Sandusky Ohio and Lake Erie
- Day 2 - Driving from Sandusky Ohio to Kitty Hawk - Outer Banks NC
- Day 3 - Exploring Kitty Hawk - Outer Banks NC
- Day 4 - Taking Flight - Hang Gliding with Kitty Hawk Kites!
- Day 5 - Early Morning Beach and a Drive to Myrtle Beach
- Day 6 - Myrtle Beach Sunrise, Swimming and Skywheel!
- Day 7 - Driving to Gatlingburg and Checking out the Sky Bridge at Sunset
Did you Say Sunrise
Yup we are back at it, and early this time. We had to get up and get in the truck by 4am, so I we could drive an hour with the rest of the crazies to Clingmans dome... Right in the middle . Here is what we had to drive at 4am in the pitch black!
This was a pretty long drive just to see a Sunrise, but it is already proven that we are a little Senstless... or nuts... whatever. We got there late... not for the sun rise but for getting a good spot to stand on the platform, so I couldn't get great shots. Plus shooting right into the sun is hard. It was only 25 miles one way, but that was at least 50 Miles of driving before my drive in the afternoon.
Here are some sunrise photos.
Hiking Andrews Bald
After the sunrise we wanted to do a bit of hiking. Right off the parking lot was several trails and we picked Andrews Bald, it seems like a good length and would give us enough time to check out some other areas. I think it was about 1.8 Miles, I don't remember if that was one way or round trip. Oh well.
Beautiful Trail
The Vista Overlook
After hiking, we did some more driving through and looking for other trails and overlooks. We stopped at every wide spot we could in the road to take photos.
Random Vistas
Bumming Around the Smoky Mountains
We stopped along the rivers, and streams. We checked out every spot that looked cool, and we took all the driving road trips we could find and fit in. We did have a bit of a drive left so we had to make sure we hit the road around 4pm.
Driving to Cave City
- 230 Miles
- 4 Hrs 15M
After a full day, and getting up and on the road by 4am it was not great to pile into the truck and drive for over 4 hours to our next city, but knowing that the end is near makes it a little easier. We got the hotel and grabbed some dinner and crashed hard. The next day was an easy day... well sorta easy. Ok, typical, early up, lots of fun at the activities and then driving.
Vacation Stats
Day 1 - Drive to Sandusky
- 575 Miles
- 9 Hrs
Day 2 - Drive to Kitty Hawk
- 678 Miles
- 12 Hrs
Day 3 Explore Kitty Hawke
- Sunrise
- Beach time
- Bodie Island Lighthouse
- Airplane ride
Day 4 - Hang Gliding!
- Sunrise
- Beach Time
- Hang Gliding
- Shopping/Beach/Pier Fishing
Day 5 - Sunrise and Drive to Myrtle Beach
- Sunrise
- 300 Miles to North Myrtle Beach
- More Beach Time
Day 6 - Sunrise Myrtle Beach - Beach Time and Sky Wheel
- Sunrise
- NO DRIVING ( Well just around Myrtle Beach Area)
- Sky Wheel
- Shopping
Day 7 - Drive to Gatlinburg and Sky Bridge
- Sunrise (err clouds)
- Drive 7 hours to Gatlinburg
- Sunset Sky Bridge Viewing
Day 8 Cingsmans Dome, Hiking and Driving!!
- Sunrise at Clingsmans Dome
- Hiking Andrews Bald
- Driving to Cave City
Vacation Stats
- Total Miles - 2170
- Total Time Driving - 36+ Hrs
