Trip
Yeah, and the trip back from Phoenix was good. Covered about 1100 miles in a little over 16 hours on the way back. The Grand Canyon was huge and really takes your breath away. It made my knees quiver as I approached the edge on the South Rim. It is a long, long long way down to the bottom.
The van is nice. Driving it reminds me of a dump truck: Very horizontal steering wheel, very slow acceleration, engine really sounds like a good imitation. Rowing through the 5 speed tranny is fun too, though the throw is huge. Having all of 109 horsepower from its 5 cylinder 2500cc powerplant, the van is not for driving around town. It was made for cruising the highways. Hopefully we’ll be able to take a nice camping trip in it sometime soon.