A new article by Oil and Gas analysts are now predicting $ 4.00 + Gas by summer. Is anyone else having second thoughts.
Oh Canada, isn't there a calcium supplement you all can take thats cheaper than your milk - EH?
Thank God the cows are cheaper here!
I look at it this way gas is part of the cost of driving and it is only going to get more and more expensive if you want to complain about gas prices try living in Europe LOL then you can complain about the price of gas.
I lived in Europe (Germany) and loved leaving the car parked almost everytime we travelled anywhere (local and long distance). Their transportation system is awesome and if I could clone their train system and place it here between the major cities in my state, I'd be a happy lady. If you pay for gas in Europe it's because you really really want to.
About the original question; gas prices could and have changed our vacation plans. We wouldn't cancel but have taken another form of transportation and $4 a gallon would have us rethinking everything we're planning in July. Last September when gas was headed to or around $3 a gallon I checked Amtrak's web page and found they were having a special, 2 kids half off with each adult ticket purchased. It would cost about the same as buying gas for us and I figured since the train was already going, it would be winning solution in many ways. We had such a good time (I have GOT to write that trip report!) and yes, we camped!
even at $4/gal, it is still cheaper for us (4) to drive and haul the camper than it is for us to fly and stay at say a value resort.
especially if you factor in that we are sort of spoiled and if we fly we have to factor in a rental car. DH has enough with the WDW bus system ages ago.
plus, it has been a while since we have been back to the fort and we definatly notice the difference in the "feel" of our vacation. We are longing for the relaxed element that goes along with a stay at FW.