I was just thinking about things that might be of interest to some of my readers about the trip so far and it crossed my mind that there are some things that could be of great interest . In digging through our receipts, which I keep and record and so can verify some prices from, it may be of interest to make some comparisons.  The two that are probably of the most interest are food and fuel. Since prices of both are changing, the acual numbers may be slightly different today than when we started our trip, but they should still be somewhat valid.

I will give first the figures for fuel, which for our RV is gasoline.

We began at Linedale, TX, where the price per gallon was then $3.59.

Oklahoma City, where we paid $3.64.

Wichita, KS and $3.62  - - - Council Grove at $3.67,  Oakley where the price was $3.75.

Laramie, WYl at $3.65 and Evanston, WY where it was $3.71.

Mountain Home, ID  $3.79

Portland, OR,    $3.84

Sequim, WA      $3.76

Of course, the dates of purchase range over some two weeks so the early ones are probably now lower. What has been the major surprise is food prices. Over all, we would say that the total grocery cost here is about 40% higher. As an example, a can of Campbell's ready to eat soup which we buy fairly frequently:

Lindale, TX   $1.59 - - - Wichita, KS   $1.64 - - Sequim, WA  - - $2.79 at QFC & $2.39 at Safeway...

Other items are priced similarly but this was one item that I found on each of these receipts.