Date:         Tue, 9 Jul 2002 01:51:10 EDT
Reply-To:     KimBrennan@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <KimBrennan@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Day 2 (west to east) Gallup, NM.
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Day 1 was essentially a short shakedown cruise from San Diego to Riverside (a
little over 2 hours at highway speeds.)

Day 2 (a couple of days later actually) was from Riverside to Gallup, NM.
Cruise control is so nice to have...despite a Vanagon being unable to
maintain 65mph on some grades :)

The deserts (Mojave and western Arizona) were hot (110+ degrees). The fridge
only kept things slightly cool (75-80). However, I put a bag of ice into the
water container and we had COLD water for drinking. I put a small amount of
ice into the fridge...and collected the water with paper towels, which we
used to towel (wet) ourselves with for a VERY refreshing break from the heat
while driving.

Later we encountered rain showers in eastern Arizona...and a very heavy
rainstorm as we crossed over into New Mexico.

The purple (camper) brick is getting about 18.5 mpg. Which is about what I
expect from a Syncro.

Tomorrow we head towards Telluride, Ridgway and Montrose Colorado (southwest
Colorado). The day after? Monarch Pass on Route 50 (11,300 feet) and then on
to Kansas.