$4.99 and rising

Across the bay and down the coastline (Big Sur way) lies the town of Gorda Springs by the Sea. Established as a stagecoach stop in 1878, this rest stop of a town has, in recent times, gained notoriety for selling the most expensive gasoline in the United States.

In 2008 the price of premium rose to $5.40 a gallon and last night it rose to $4.99.....I smell the makings of a new continental record, or maybe that's just the smell of gasoline....or maybe it smells like VICTORY!

Being 25 miles north of Hearst Castle and 65 miles south of Carmel makes AmeriGo gas the only fill for a long stretch of that beautiful, rocky section of coast where the Pacific Ocean ends but that's not the reason owners give for jacking the petro pricing. All the electricity in town is harnessed from a diesel powered generator. This expense is passed along to the tourist who stretches the logic of supply and demand with every precious drop of refined dino rot pumped.

People will pay though and one crazy on Yelp proclaimed, "I don't feel scammed, in fact, i feel a bit accomplished. i mean who else can say they have had the most expensive gas in the US pumped into their car? Probably not many people."

wow, I wonder if people are traveling to Gorda just to say they got ripped off?

This seems to be just the beginning of this story so don't be surprised when you see a lot more of 'Gorda-watch' in the mainstream news. Of course I see it as a harbinger. In Asmara, Eritrea gasoline costs $9.59 a gallon (american)....and people pay it!

How much will you pay, BTW?