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Sizing Up

So our drive to Richland was about 2,500 miles (about 4000 kilometers). It took us 6 days which averages to about 400 miles per day. Since the roads were so awesome that made for a pretty light, relaxing schedule. We didn't hit the road till around 11am or later each day. We got in generally between 6pm & 7pm. While we could have pushed it more, I was very glad for the mini vacation. It makes me want to do more road trips. Fortunately I'm finally in a part of the country where road trips can be something other than taking the one road to get to the one city in the one state that is has gotten old on more than one occasion.

In other news gas prices through Canada averaged about $.98/liter which comes to about $3.4/gallon in American currency. Ouch! Also, gas smells differently both in Canada and in Washington than it did in Alaska. I used to be a sucker for the smell of gas, but this stuff is damn nasty. What is up with that? Isn't gas just gas? I even smell the difference from the gas can we filled in Fairbanks and what we are pumping down here so it's not just a climate thing. Is it just me or is there some reason for this?