Fuel Consumption - A frequent topic of conversation

Inquiring minds often ask about the following data so here it is:
Since we left Port Angeles in mid May we have logged 146 hours on our Cummins diesel. That was not just a direct transit Port Angeles to Juneau but lots of local cruising inSan Juans, Gulf Islands, Tracey Arm, etc, etc.
Fuel consumption has totaled 491 gallons (which includes consumption for espar heater and diesel generator)
If we ignored the heater and generator we have averaged 3.4 gallons of diesel per hours of engine operation
Total fuel cost $971 or an average of 1.97 per gallon
Most expensive fuel was $2.30 per gallon in Juneau
Least epensive was 1.68 per gallon in Port Angeles (but that was in April)
Moorage has been extremely affordable. Many government docks in small harbors and coves are free...who is going to be there to collect anyway? Juneau was the least expensive "Port" dock at 25 cents a foot...most others are 35 cents. Showers and laundry facilities are mostly run commercially and not part of or located at ports.
Groceries in Alaska are 25% to 50% more expensive but fresh and with good selection.
Cell phone reception is either excellent in larger communities or totally non-existant.
We purchased a satellite radio and get most of our news and entetainment (old time radio at night) from it.
Nuff for now.
Linda

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