We made it back from the Boulder trip yesterday without any unplanned
adventures.  1700 miles round trip, & averaged 22.02 MPG with a
corrected odometer, driving 55-65.  The only thing that broke was one of
those nifty cupholders.

Temperatures were high. Sunday through Wednesday it was 95-102 in
Eastern Colorado & Nebraska.  I really should get the air fixed.  We had
no overheating problems whatsoever.  The van is an '86 multivan with a
manual transmission.

I watched especially for vehicles that had broken down, due to a recent
thread, and can report that what I saw most often was GM vehicles.  I
saw one poor Astro van pull over in front of us and make a large puddle
under it quickly.  I did see one beetle by the side, and a Scirocco.
Neither of these was "shiny".

Boulder was interesting for the great number of busses & Vanagons.  Lots
more Synchro's  than Iowa.

It's good to be back, but wow, what a lot of Vanagon list mail to catch
up on!

Chuck Hill