It is still gravel... was freshly graded this week, but yeah-- still gravel.
A good part of the reason why I decided to match the "monger rate" was because I had seen posts that had basically described Wells as a "place to be skipped"...
Judging from your reviews you are well on the way to single-handedly changing that attitude.
As for the road, wait until it rains. You will need your hip boots for more than listening to Sidewinder. Elderly German tourists driving through that mud routinely get flashbacks of their time on the Russian front.
