In late May I blogged about where to buy gas. I have updated the prices for gas on the coast and the way here. Best price is $4.31 at Cosco in Santa Rosa. Worst is the Chevron station in Mendocino Village, which is more than $5.10 for regular last time I checked. For more, read my earlier, updated post. Check out the gas specials on our home page. In some cases, you can stay at any one of several inns and they will pay for your gas.
Note: gas prices are subject to rapid change so these are just guides
A few weeks ago, I returned from the Bay Area (Walnut Creek and Lafayette) where I was shocked to find regular grade gas prices on just about every corner at $4.15 and more. On the outskirts of Petaluma I bought a tank for $4.09 and then discovered that up here on our isolated coast, Fort Bragg prices are no higher. This past week, prices hit over $4.50 in the Bay Area. I no longer shocked. It seems like high gas prices are hear to stay. For some, like the French tourist I met at a motel in Santa Rosa, U.S. prices are wonderful. Said he: “they are half the price of gas in France and here you have big roads and parking places. It’s wonderful to drive a car in the U.S.
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