Date:         Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:39:15 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trip Report
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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We camped at Maple Grove.  Very nice large site we shared with our
friends.  With all the ferns and vegetation gently swaying in that
afternoon breeze, I thought I was on Kauai for a moment or two.  Excellent
hammock conditions!

BT



On Friday, July 30, 2021, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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
> .
> .
>
> > On Jul 30, 2021, at 7:38 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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
>
>