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Street Magic; going on Operation Bacon Trip?

I was bored so I came up with an unofficial soundtrack, made up of mostly instrumentals. Maybe it could be used in a film? (fyi: I left out Phantom Planet’s California on purpose)

1. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – To Russia My Homeland
2. Quinn – Acedia (The Noonday Demon)
3. Iron & Wine & Calexico – He Lays In The Reins
4. Streetlight Manifesto – A Moment Of Silence
5. Iron & Wine & Calexico – Prison On Route 41
6. The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979
7. Bright Eyes – We Are Nowhere And It’s Now
8. Belle And Sebastian – I’m A Cuckoo
9. Death Cab For Cutie – No Sunlight
10. Ben Folds – Annie Waits
11. Her Space Holiday – Tech Romance
12. Belle And Sebastian – Asleep On The Sunbeam
13. Vangelis – Chariots Of Fire
14. Broken Social Scene – Feel Good Last Reprise

Costs. This is probably going to make or break our trip. It will cover 3 things basically: Fuel, Food, and Motels.

In the maps I made, I assumed that the cars would get 25 mpg and gas would be $4/gallon. Keep in mind that we are mostly getting regular unleaded fuel. Also gas prices in Oregon and Washington are consistently $0.20 to $0.30 cents cheaper than in socal. Phil’s hybrid gets 35+ mpg. I’m sure the other cars we take can touch 30 given that it’s all easy freeway mileage (with a few canyon drives mixed in). Everything is per car or per person.

Motels are about $50-60 per room. So about $30 per person, per night (or $15 if 2 people per bed with 2 beds).

Food includes snacks, drinks, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast is usually free from the motel. Lunch and dinner should be between $10-$20 depending how frugal we are feeling lol.

Day 1 is about 468 miles.

If 35mpg and $3.75/gal then fuel will be $50. If 30mpg, then $58.50. If 25mpg, then $70.
$15-$30 per person for the motel (in Petaluma or Santa Rrosa)
$10-$20 for food

Day 2 is about 339 miles.

If 35mpg, then gas is $36. If 30mpg, then $42. If 25mpg, then $51.
$15-$30 per person for the motel in Eureka
$10-$20 for food

Day 3-4 are about 691 miles.

If 35mpg, then gas is $74. If 30mpg, then $86. If 25mpg, then $104.
$15-$30 per person for the motel in McMinnville. Camping day 2 should be about $5-10 per car.
$20-$30 for food (grille hot dogs night 2?)

Day 5 is about 231 miles.

If 35mpg, then gas is $25. If 30mpg, then $29. If 25mpg, then $35.
$15-$30 per person for the motel in Portland
$25-$30 per person for the ferry ride to Victoria and back
$10-$20 for food

Day 6 is about 490 miles.

If 35mpg, then gas is $52. If 30mpg, then $61. If 25mpg, then $74.
$15-$30 per person for the motel in Chico
$10-$20 for food

Day 7 is about 464 miles.

If 35mpg, then gas is $50. If 30mpg, then $58. If 25mpg, then $70.
$5-$10 for food
Arrive Home!

So to total it all.

If 35mpg, fuel is $287. If 30mpg, then $335. If 25mpg, then $404. This is per car. 4 cars, 8 people; split costs in half. $143, $167, $202.
$80-$160 per person for motel.
$65-$130 per person for food.
$25-$30 per person for the ferry ride.

So the minimum comes out to $313. $522 maximum.
Add $20 per person for extra fuel costs (in case). You might also want to bring more money to buy souvenirs (tshirts and whatnot)
It sounds expensive but it’s less than 2 paychecks for most of us, plus you can’t put a price on this experience and the fun we will have!

So lets just say it will cost $350-$550, but probably somewhere in between.

After day 4 (camping), we’ll wake up and depending on where we stayed that night, make a short drive to Port Angeles where we will park our cars and board a ferry to Victoria, B.C. I’m thinking we’ll spend a few hours theres, maybe grab lunch, walk around the shops, and then get back on the ferry to Port Angeles. We’ll then get in our cars and start the return Killa Cali. Except this time, we won’t be taking the coast. Starting with the 101-S around the east side of Olympic National Park, we’ll hit Olympia after 120 miles (about 2 hours). Depending on how we feel, we’ll probably drive down to Portland (another 110 miles), or further, maybe down to Salem (45 miles south of Portland).

This is a 2 day journey. It will be mostly driving on the way up to Olympic National Park. As the weeks go by, I’m going to be researching places to visit that we can quickly stop by to check out. Olympic National Park is amazing. It literally has everything. Rain Forest, Snow covered mountains, beaches, hiking trails, – everything. I’m thinking on the way up, we’ll stay in a motel and then on day 2 in or around Olympic National Park, we can find a campground.