{"id":657,"date":"2008-03-09T06:52:21","date_gmt":"2008-03-09T16:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/09\/more-stats-from-the-road-2"},"modified":"2008-09-05T16:32:09","modified_gmt":"2008-09-05T21:32:09","slug":"more-stats-from-the-road-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2008\/03\/09\/more-stats-from-the-road-2","title":{"rendered":"More Stats From The Road&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting into Africa has eased the burden on our pocketbook to a certain extent. Hopefully the days of six dollar and eight dollar per gallon fuel are in our rearview mirror. Fuel is still a little bit on the expensive side for our own liking here in Africa, but at least we hit a tax free zone in Western Sahara and were able to cut down our our consumption costs. Unfortunately, when one problem seems to be resolved, another one presents itself. 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