Apr. 7
You might be wondering how we are dealing with gas on this trip. Answer: I’ve cut way back on the chile, and Lorraine is very grateful. More to the point however, we paid $3.70 per gallon today, near St. Augustine, FL, which is the highest we’ve paid yet. Prices in the rest of the country make NJ’s prices look good by comparison. We get a little better than 10 mpg by keeping the cruise control at 55, so the days of the $100 fill-up are long gone. In fact, a lot of pump-your-own stations have a $75 or $100 credit card limit, which means that I have to complete the transaction, and then put in my credit card again to finish filling up the tank. It is certainly a big hit each time, but we need to remember that we are hauling a refrigerator, a bathroom, two beds, and, quite literally, the kitchen sink. This RV is really very comfortable, and we have most everything we need right here. Last night we stopped at a Cracker Barrel restaurant for dinner, and then stayed right there in the parking lot overnight. There were several other RV’s doing the same thing. One rig had a generator set up outside the vehicle, and another actually had their lawn chairs out, enjoying the sunset! (I resisted the urge to use our outside shower.) We woke to the smell of bacon frying in the restaurant. It wasn’t waffles, so I wasn’t really tempted. We opted instead for some whole grain cereal, and hit the road.