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Colorado Rapids

Nice day for a soccer match.

The Rapids hosted that team from Utah as the announcer called them.  The Salt Lake Real.  The Rapids fell behind early but came back with two goals before the end of the first half.  Then the rain came.

Then the severe thunderstorm warning.

Then it got worse.  After over an hour of rain, Becky, Judy, and I bailed and headed home.  Brian and the girls stayed to wait it out.  We had a good time.  Brian, Teigan, and Elise are probably still having a good time.

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The van is back

We dropped it off at a shop in Arvada for some modifications.  We got the ceiling exhaust fan put in.  It doesn’t add much to the profile on the roof, but should help us cool off fast in hot weather.

Ten speeds, remote control.

The fan is wired to the van batteries with a battery protector cut-off that will prevent it from draining too much power from the batteries overnight.

We got a 12 volt outlet put in behind the driver’s seat so it will be close to the power sources for recharging while we’re driving.

It’s that round fixture in the middle between the cup holders and the USB outlets.

We got a shore power hookup so when we’re in state parks and there is a power post, we can plug in to shore power and have a normal household outlet inside.  That’s our shore power outlet in the middle near the floor.  Here is what the outside plug-in looks like.  A spot to connect a normal outdoor gauge extension cord.

We got swivels installed on both the driver and passenger seats so when we’re parked we can turn them to face the room.  Here it is with the passenger seat turned around.

That’s every modification we want to make except for the most important one, the couch/bed in the back.  We’ve still got the temporary bed that folds out onto the floor.

We’ve bought the couch/bed, but it hasn’t been delivered yet.  We have a tentative shipping date of July 23rd.  The fold-out couch will go in the same position the floor bed is in now.

Stay tuned.