Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:10:17 -0400
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Cross country fuel costs / Gotta love IOWA rest stops
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Yeah, but you didn't figure in the price of gas in Labrador this summer! When I was there - in Red Bay, not the far north - $6 (US) a gallon! OUCH! Oh, yes, and the price of all those Newfoundland and Labrador ferries, they take a big bite too...
Paul, it sounds like you did pretty much the trip I want to do next summer - except that I want to get back to St. John's too.
It also like we were scooting around the Labrador coast and Newfoundland at the exact same time this summer - we should have run into each other! At least the southern Labrador coast, the Great Northern Pen, Gros Morne, etc. I took the ferry to Argentia and went to St. John's and various places in eastern Newfoundland before I headed west - then visited Gros Morne, went up to St. Barbe to take the ferry to Labrador, then returned and went to L'Anse aux Meadows, St. Anthony's, then headed back down for more time in Gros Morne. We have lots of the same photos, too! Did you climb the hill overlooking St. Anthony's when you were there? 470-odd steps up, and a splendid view of the town and the harbor from the top. I passed on the Norseman restaurant - traveling alone, I couldn't see going out for a $50 dinner! Did you go to Tablelands and Woody Point?
My website has a lot about Newfoundland too, though I'm behind, and still haven't gotten the part about western Newfoundland and Labrador up yet. I loved Newfoundland - really want to spend more time there. Next summer...
Joy
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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...
For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://www.joyhecht.net
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Paul Guzyk
:::Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:58 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Cross country fuel costs / Gotta love IOWA rest stops
:::
:::After a relaxing trip through Labrador and Newfoundland I just did a
:::power drive from NJ to Seattle in our packed 86 Syncro with stock 2.1
:::engine. (2,940 miles in 80 hours, including sleep/eat/etc).
:::
:::If you have to drive cross country on Interstates, go through Iowa.
:::All their rest stops have FREE Wi-fi and no signs that prohibit
:::overnight "parking".
:::
:::--
:::I started saving receipts in E. Stroudsburg, PA (after visiting Hans
:::at Vanaru.com)
:::
::: From E. Stroudsburg, PA to Seatac, WA, Sept 18 thru 21, 2006
:::
:::Total miles 2847
:::Total fuel gallons 158.64
:::
:::average gas price per gallon: $2.452
:::cheapest gas: Walcott, IA $2.179
:::most expensive gas: Hardin, MT $2.699
:::
:::Average MPG 17.95
:::Total fuel dollars $387.23
:::cost per mile: 13.6 cents/mile
:::
:::-Paul
:::http://www.PaulDotTrip.com
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