USA 4 - Oregon, on the Ranch

It was a long hot drive up from SF to Kerby, Oregon. Hot especially because the operation of our van was holding back some secrets. As we were leaving the Bay area and heading inland, it was getting hotter and hotter. really hot. we had all fans running at max, but our van does not have ac. when we stopped for lunch at a potbelly burger place, it didnt seem to be too hot outside, maybe in the upper 80's (F). But we drove on, boiling in our van. We were happy the engine temeperrature stayed coolin these conditions. At one point I reached with my hand in the back of the van only to realize it was far hotter in the back! We were sure something had to be burning back there so we stopped immediately. After some searching we found the problem: the rear fan was heating full power. it seems thats the way vanagons are built, you cannot set it to cold. That was a pretty uncomfortable way to figure out, we were boiling all day.
The remaining way to Kerby was quick and cool, we arrived on the ranch. Jessicas parents were still in Spain so for the first wek or so we were alone. We repaired the speedboat, and by mid-july we could go waterskiing for the first time (after Jess and me did our boat driver exams)!
Oh yes and we also acquired a Dragon Master, a two person towable for behind the speed boat. Thats a pretty wild ride, especially as the boat has twice a smuch power than our van....
In the following week we spent 3 days out skiing with Jessicas family. Let me upload some pictures.