A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 182 miles from Shelton, Washington to Buxton, Oregon.
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Travel from Shelton, Washington to Buxton, Oregon
We drove our coach 180+ miles, about three hours of driving, from our home base in Shelton, Washington to Buxton, Oregon.
Here’s the map route, heading south (exact origin omitted for privacy):
Interactive map, with potential stops:
We were “moochdocking” at our home base, with 15 amp electric, water, and no sewer. We had showers and most bathroom usage in the house, while sleeping in our coach. But our grey and black tanks still reached about half full over the two weeks we were there. We dumped them at our destination:
Paladin on passenger chair prior to departure; he would probably have preferred to stay there, but sorry, I need that chair:
When you come to a fork in the road, take it:
US-101 South:
Heading to I-5 South:
A motorhome towing a boat; we wondered if they had another vehicle to put the boat in the water, or had just bought it and were transporting it somewhere, or something:
We stopped at a Love’s for fuel, with an extra long truck and trailers going out the entrance:
80 gallons of diesel; our first fuel stop since Eugene:
Bridge:
Paladin wasn’t having a good time; sometimes he forgets about travel days:
I-5 and Columbia River:
Another bridge:
Nice day for a Classic Beetle convertible:
A pickup with oversized tires crossed the median barrier and got stuck, causing miles of slow traffic in both directions:
Rough concrete roads almost worthy of California in southern Washington:
Interstate bridge:
Entering Oregon:
Entering Portland:
Exit to west:
Fremont Bridge:
A glimpse of downtown Portland from the bridge:
Freeway tunnel:
Paladin hadn’t been using the steps, so I closed the step cover, and re-introduced him to his safe space next to the passenger chair; he was happier there:
Arriving at our destination, Stub Stewart State Park:
Untoading at the welcome center:
I followed our coach to our site:
I parked the truck by the bathroom, and took the path to our site:
Our site before parking:
Preparing to back into our site:
Video: Ocean City to Shelton, Washington motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 80+ miles from Ocean City to Shelton, Washington.
Travel from Ocean City to Shelton, Washington
We drove our coach 80+ miles, about two hours of driving, from Ocean City, Washington to our home base in Shelton, Washington.
Here’s the map route, heading north (exact destination omitted for privacy):
Interactive map (to Shelton instead of our actual destination):
We had no sewer at the campground, and hadn’t been particularly careful, so our grey and black tanks were both very full, as indicated on the main control panel:
We dumped the tanks on the way out (I didn’t get any photos of that, as there was a line).
But before that, here’s our coach preparing to leave; if you look closely, you’ll see the step partway closed; I had just closed the door, as water was dripping from the slide topper:
A closer view of the dripping water; that always happens after it has rained:
On our way, with a curvy road (kinda looks like the Sinclair Trails logo!):
Chehalis River delta:
Paladin watching my iPad:
Hoquiam:
A rather narrow bridge; we drove down the center of the two lanes:
Artwork:
International Mermaid Museum:
Mural:
More bridges:
A fiver pulled over after a tire blowout:
The Elma rest area, with four lanes of dump stations:
A very spacious rest area:
Bear artwork:
Entering Mason County, our home county:
Exit to Shelton:
We’re not a fan of this narrow bridge, but it’s doable:
Rail bridge work:
Bay:
Video: Seaside, Oregon to Ocean City, Washington motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 119 miles from Seaside, Oregon to Ocean City, Washington.
Travel from Seaside, Oregon to Ocean City, Washington
We drove our coach 119 miles, about three hours of driving, from Seaside, Oregon to Ocean City, Washington.
Here’s the map route, heading north:
Interactive map, with potential stops marked; we didn’t stop at any:
We drove to an open area to hook up our truck to our coach:
Another RV toading up; they started before us, and finished after us; with our weekly practice, it doesn’t take us long to do:
Leaving the campground:
Crossing the Astoria-Megler Bridge from Oregon to Washington; a little nerve-wracking, with a curved approach and high bridge, but it was fine:
Low tide exposing the sandbar:
Entering Washington state:
We could have gone left or right, but I had decided on left to avoid some roadworks (planning the route pays off):
Lighthouse:
Tunnel:
Another bridge:
Aaaargh! COFFEE!
Artwork in Raymond:
An advantage of a motorhome is I can get up and use the bathroom while Jenn is driving — a very rare occurrence, since there is some risk in moving about while in motion, and we prefer to take rest stops so we can both take a pee break, but on this occasion Jenn didn’t need to stop:
Pilings:
Rusty building and structures in Aberdeen (a rather ugly city):
A mural helps a little:
Rusty bridge:
We paused in a slow vehicle turnout to let other vehicles pass:
Bridge:
Our destination, Thousand Trails Oceana:
Checking in:
Our coach in front of our site, preparing to back in:
Video: South Beach to Seaside, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 125 miles from South Beach, Oregon to Seaside, Oregon.
Travel from South Beach to Seaside, Oregon
We drove our coach 125 miles, about three hours of driving, from South Beach, Oregon to Seaside, Oregon.
Here’s the map route, heading north:
Interactive map, with potential stops marked:
Our bedroom with the slide-outs in; Paladin just sat in his bed while the slides were coming in. We store the steering wheel table, the bedroom air cleaner, and other stuff on the bed for travel:
Jenn bringing in the front passenger-side slide-out, via the switch on the side of the chair (Tiffin puts it there to help ensure the chair is moved forward before bringing in the slide, to avoid hitting it):
And the front driver-side slide-out:
Leaving the campground:
Entering tsunami hazard zone; there are signs like this all the way up the coast:
Newport:
Newport bridge:
We enjoy seeing an instance of our favorite coffee stand, Dutch Bros Coffee:
Parts of the coast highway can be prone to slips; here’s the remnants of a previous slip:
The coast:
Lincoln City:
Espresso in a fun building:
Tiger:
It’s marshmallow harvesting season!
Bridge near Tillamook:
Tillamook Creamery; we would have liked to visit the world-famous Tillamook Cheese Factory again (we haven’t been since they built their new visitor center), but it didn’t work out this time:
An old smokestack:
A nice house:
Pronto Pup giant hot dog:
Mural:
We stopped for lunch at Lakeside Hideaway in Rockaway Beach:
Menu:
I had a clam chowder:
And we both had huge club sandwiches (with one of each of ours saved for leftovers) and tots:
Back to our coach:
Paladin waiting for us:
Rock:
Tunnel:
Paladin keeping an eye on the Bluefire dash on my iPad:
Seaside:
Rope course:
Our destination, Thousand Trails Seaside:
Checking in:
North side drive:
As usual for Thousand Trails, we parked our coach and drove our truck around to look for a site:
Video: Eugene to South Beach, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 90 miles from Eugene, Oregon to South Beach, Oregon.
Travel from Eugene to South Beach, Oregon
We drove our coach just 90 miles, about two hours of driving, from Eugene, Oregon to South Beach, Oregon.
As mentioned last week, we had an appointment at Oregon Motorcoach Center for some servicing, so we drove from our overnight county park stay to the motorcoach center, and killed a few hours in their waiting room and going out to lunch, then we were on our way to our next stop, back at the coast.
Here’s the map route, heading north then west:
An interactive map, with potential stops marked; we didn’t need to stop:
After our service appointment at Oregon Motorcoach Center, we headed north on 99W:
Barns:
Hazelnut trees:
A bridge over the Willamette River in Corvallis:
Corvallis county court house:
The Corvallis Meat Pie Shop, featuring Aussie-style meat pies; we enjoyed sampling their wares the last time we were in town. Alas, just passing through this time (and no parking for a 60-foot coach and toad!):
Bigfoot:
Historical society building:
Trees:
Newport bridge:
Newport bay:
Our destination, Thousand Trails Whaler’s Rest:
As is common with Thousand Trails, we parked our coach by the entrance, unhooked our truck, and drove around to find a suitable site (which was a major challenge here; see tomorrow’s post):
Security gate:
A very tight curve; this park isn’t particularly big rig friendly:
