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A bucket-o-chino at Cafe 3869, Yinnar

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After staying overnight with our friends in Budgeree, we followed their BYD Atto 3 a few kilometers north to Cafe 3869 in Yinnar. We had the biggest coffee we’ve ever seen. It was like a bucket-o-chino!

We started heading north-ish, past the Loy Yang Coal Fired Power Station, and giant open cut coal mines with lots of sprinklers to try to contain the dust 😷.

We stopped in Bairnsdale for a brief break for the toilet and a stretch. A ute had ICEd one of the charging bays, but the signage doesn’t clearly state that they can’t. We walked through the large park that seems to divide the main road in town.

Then properly north along the Great Alpine Road towards Bright.

Charging

The Tesla Superchargers in Bairnsdale were installed in the past few months, since we’ve last been through here. As always, super easy to use. Just park, plug in, walk away. No card, cashier, queue or waiting. It probably took 20 seconds of my time for the charging. By the time we returned from the toilet, it was all done. We unplugged at drove away.

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  1. Julie Costa via Facebook ↗
    We were in Yinnar a couple of nights ago in the RV stop, great town! I’m vegan and the cafe has vegan options too, very rare in a country town
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Julie Costa Yes, great veg and vegan options there.
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  2. Julie Costa via Facebook ↗
    Sale botanical gardens are nice too, there’s peacocks running around
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  3. Evert Numan via Facebook ↗
    Tesla Tripping did you share one bucket or just go for it?
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Evert Numan Fran had the bucket-o-chino, after a large cuppa. Tom had a few sips. We had to transfer it to our keep cup to take it on the road. That probably explains the need for the toilet stop in Bairnsdale.
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      1. Evert Numan via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping certainly would - coffee being a reasonable diuretic. 😛

        It's a great area down there. During the worst phase of my inoperable sciatica, I used to drive from Melb's eastern suburbs down to and around that area a lot. I didn't get out of the car much - as I had a bad habit of collapsing due to the "pain", so I didn't get to enjoy the wonderful coffees and the like. I'm so glad you two (three with the model 3) do. It's nice to see the places you visit. :)
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  4. Dynky Moke via Facebook ↗
    You could have stopped at Yallourn W station for a 50kwh free top up.
    I’m not sure if they have any free chargers at Loy Yang.
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Dynky Moke Yes, I have heard of that charger. But I would have felt dirty to charge up from a coal station 😉. Other chargers, such as Evie Networks, use 100% renewables.

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      1. David Burt via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping just because it’s outside a coal station doesn’t mean the power comes from there.
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      2. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
        David Burt True. I expect it’s basically whatever the grid mix is at the time, which is probably 60%+ renewables in the day time. But still, it would feel dirty 😉.

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    2. David Burt via Facebook ↗
      Dynky Moke the best value DC charging in Gippsland !

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      1. Dynky Moke via Facebook ↗
        David Burt thanks for providing this, I usually have no need to use it as I charge with the granny charger at home but it’s handy to have as a standby.
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  5. Keith Strib via Facebook ↗
    So what ambiguity is there in the sign at the supercharger that allows the ute to identify as an EV?
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    1. Keith Strib via Facebook ↗
      It’s okay, I saw your check in comment on PlugShare but I think it’s still obvious to blind freddy that he is not supposed to park there 😒
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      1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
        Keith Strib The sign said “Tesla charging”, but I think it needs to include the word “only”, such as “parking only for Tesla charging”. But, yes, the purpose is fairly obvious.

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  6. Margaret McDonald via Facebook ↗
    Where are you both off to now?
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Margaret McDonald Hi Margaret. This was the beginning of our last trip up to NSW, when we saw you ☺️. I posted this after the event (catching up on the socials), but the date should be showing as February 7, when it happened. Sorry for the confusion 🥴.

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      1. Margaret McDonald via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping 👍

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