Gas prices continue to head downward, even though the days leading up to Thanksgiving Day are typically the busiest driving days of the year.

We spotted $1.82 to $1.85 all over St. Joseph. The best price we found was $1.79 per gallon at the Quick Stop at 2143 Saint Joseph Avenue.

AAA says the national average for a gallon of regular on Friday was $2.128, which was down a tenth of a cent from the day before, down about two and a half cents from a week ago, and about a dime cheaper than a month ago.

The statewide average across Missouri was $1.889. That’s two tenths of a cent lower on the day, and about 14 cents cheaper than last month at this time.

AAA expected 43.5 million motorists to take a road trip this Thanksgiving and said drivers were paying the second-cheapest Thanksgiving gas prices since 2008, when the national average was $1.85.