Pittsburghers hit the road for vacation travel amid surge in gas prices

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The price of gas has flowed into just about all locations of life, but proper now, a whole lot of the emphasis all around gas rates is centered around summer time vacation and journey ideas. 

KDKA’s John Shumway just returned property from his once-a-year pilgrimage to South Carolina. Through his travels, he paid as little as $4.39 for fuel and alongside the way, he checked in with some Pittsburghers who also had been on the highway.

Shumway and his loved ones hit the highway with around $80 truly worth of fuel in the tank, rolling through West Virginia, and taking notice of price ranges as they went.

Though in Wytheville, Virginia, he ran into Frank Pidro, a Cecil Township resident, and jointly they commiserated as they crammed their tanks.

“It is really Virginia, they are always cheap, or great, but 4.50 a gallon? And we’re satisfied?” Pidro requested.

Pidro says that gasoline costs do have an impression, but feels that it has a greater impact domestically and that though on a road trip, you just kind of have to take it on the chin and deal with it. 

Other local tourists headed south, like Will Crumrid of Washington, Pa. claims that the declining gasoline charges are not the only highlight of the travel.

“I like it. Effortless, travel stunning mountains on the way down and straightforward trip,” Crumrid mentioned.

And of program, the solar and sand on Folly Seaside close to Charleston at the finish of the push are likely to make you forget how significantly more you compensated for gas.

Donna Fiorentini, a Bridgeville resident, says their spouse and children built the drive down to celebrate an engagement.

“After currently being locked up for the previous two a long time, we were prepared to go,” Fiorentini mentioned.

Shumway claims he didn’t have to search really hard to locate folks from Western Pa. on the Carolina shores from Hilton Head to the Outer Banking companies — it positive failed to seem to be like any one was letting the significant cost for gas end them from hitting the shorelines.