Hi Bruce

Yeah that road from Duncan to cowichan, noted speed road. Travelled it so many many times. And the wind comes up in summer after noon, inflow to cowichan . If you have the wind behind you, you feel like the van ( and for me going back to my old 72 westy) is running like a champ!

Where did you camp on the lake?

Alistair 
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 7:38 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Just returned from our short 6 night trip to Pender  Island and Vancouver
> Island.  Couldn’t ask for better weather - sunny and warm throughout and
> quite dry - as noted earlier no dew or morning dampness.  Van ran strong -
> no coolant loss - oil pretty much at same level as when we left - mind you
> we only put on about 400 km.
> 
> Okay for the gaugers out there - today fully warm on flat stretch of
> highway 110 km / 68.4 mph at 4000 rpm - oil at around 230 Fahrenheit and
> oil pressure at 39 psi. Coolant temp showing below the light.
> 
> Oil temp gauge typically runs around 220 - either a bit above or below - as
> it is analog it is hard to know exactly what it is reading.
> 
> Only negative is that I forgot to switch the fridge off battery when
> stopping for over an hour and drained the auxiliary.  Should figure out an
> alarm for that or something.
> 
> The old Dometic on gas still worked like a charm though.
> 
> Lake Cowichan is a very nice destination - great temp for swimming, lots of
> shade if you need to duck out of the sun - and not very busy when it comes
> to boat traffic.
> 
> We will be back!
> 
> BT