Date:         Wed, 5 Jul 2006 15:41:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Nitinat - quick trip report
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Hi,

back from a long weekend at Nitinat River on West Coast Van. Isle.
Weather nice a sunny, although as usual it takes till about
10:30-11:00 am for the marine cloud to be blown off, then the nice
strong winds come up which pleases the windsurfers on Nitinat lake.

Lots of Elk tracks, but no sightings unless you call finding an
antler a sighting. Bear poop but no bear sightings either. Fishing on
river done half hearted and corresponding success.

Didn't get stuck this time and the "bridging ramp" I made in a rush
before leaving was not needed, washed out culvert "repaired" by
others with planks.

The fridge worked very well. the one temp reading I took showed a 27C
cabin temp and a 2.7C fridge temp. That's 81/37 F. The fridge side of
van was always in shade, and the external fin fan never came on once.

Van scratched up more now from narrow trails and brush rubbing on
sides, but its a good damage, not the same as scraping the van in a
parking lot :)

Alistair

'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/