We finally got the van back on Tuesday afternoon with the leak fixed but the “normal” temperature now at ~ ¾ of maximum. Stephan (Stephan’s Auto Autohaus) said we should be able to make it home (if we were careful, drove slow, and kept the heater on). It seemed we didn’t have much of a choice unless we wanted to spend weeks in Sacramento living in our one set of clothes (Di wanted to travel light). So we decided to head for the lake house and get ready for a trip home.
Wednesday morning we got up about 6:30 AM, got the house all secured, Westy packed, and then began our journey north via the Redwoods. The Westy was definitely running hotter than we have ever seen it so we cranked the heater to high, opened the windows, and kept the eyes glued to the gauge. Going up hills really increased the pucker factor as we watched the gauge go higher yet!!!! The high temps finally gave us the name for the Westy that we have been searching for – Hot Tamale or Tamale for short. We plan to look for a chili pepper decal for the window. After a long day we finally made it safely to Brooking and back to Harris Beach State Park, almost feels like home. We took a nice walk to the beach look out and then settled in for some of Di’s “special” chicken soup, some Oreo bites, and a full bottle of wine (man did we need it). Life is good. Tomorrow we will motor up the Oregon coast and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Wednesday morning we got up about 6:30 AM, got the house all secured, Westy packed, and then began our journey north via the Redwoods. The Westy was definitely running hotter than we have ever seen it so we cranked the heater to high, opened the windows, and kept the eyes glued to the gauge. Going up hills really increased the pucker factor as we watched the gauge go higher yet!!!! The high temps finally gave us the name for the Westy that we have been searching for – Hot Tamale or Tamale for short. We plan to look for a chili pepper decal for the window. After a long day we finally made it safely to Brooking and back to Harris Beach State Park, almost feels like home. We took a nice walk to the beach look out and then settled in for some of Di’s “special” chicken soup, some Oreo bites, and a full bottle of wine (man did we need it). Life is good. Tomorrow we will motor up the Oregon coast and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
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