Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Aargh! Gas Shortage in NC

It's always something. We got across the mountains, went in to the out skirts Asheville to get gas and discovered, there is no gas. Not only is there no gas, they don't expect there to be gas for a WEEK. So, we are at the Bear Creek RV park in Asheville with a little less than half a tank of gas, where we will stay until there is gas. Persons who are considering traveling to parts of the country served by the pipeline that originates in Houston would do well to check availability prior to pulling up stakes.

On the other hand, we've been talking about visiting Asheville for some time, the weather is gorgeous and we have bicycles. The only problem I foresee is cycling with the gallon water bottles. It's really frustrating, we're only 70 miles or so from Spartanburg which is where we were headed to buy the diesel pickup and await delivery of the new RV, but they don't have any gas, either, and we're afraid to try it with what's currently in the gas tank. I'll tell you what, we are getting an auxilliary fuel tank for the diesel. I'm talking hoarding here! 

The park is quite nice, we have bucolic views of scenic vistas and I think we're going to get the bikes out and go check out the area. There is an arboretum 3 miles down the road, the Biltmore estate is around here somewhere, and we want to check out down town. So, at least we're not out of gas by the side of the road in the mountains. We are safe, we have propane and best of all we have each other.

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