Melbourne ↔ Sydney via Gundagai 2023
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Why Tesla Superchargers are so easy
We are constantly impressed by how easy the Tesla Superchargers are to use. We enter our destination into the car’s navigation. The car adds the needed supercharger stops. We arrive, plug it in, walk away to the toilet or cafe. The app tells us that it’s nearly finished charging and we should get back to move the car. So easy, right? Well, except, as you might have noticed in these photos, it seems that I can’t manage to actually park on the correct side of the chargers 🤦. Where possible, we have aimed to instead use other types of chargers, just to familiarise ourselves with them (and to make some content for these posts). But, if you have a Tesla, the superchargers are the simplest and quickest way to go.
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Holbrook submarine, with EV chats
We stopped in Holbrook to have the obligatory photo with the submarine and a couple of pies. We chatted with one guy who was driving his Tesla and daughters from Adelaide to Sydney. Also chatted with Kate and Karen in their Kona 😊 (pictured). They’ve only had it a few weeks and this was their first big trip. Lovely to chat with them. We talked about the Kona. I mentioned that we had chatted with Margaret McDonald about her pioneering trip in the Kona a few years back. Karen said she knew Margaret and Hugh Sykes through her work at the Central Coast ABC (if I recall correctly). Margaret and Hugh are EV celebrities that inspire many 🤩. Charging story: When entering the trip into the navigation in Melbourne, I had only set our destination as our first stop, in Thurgoona (to visit some old friends), so the Tesla didn’t have the chance to tell me I needed another charge after Yea to get to our next stop at Gundagai. As you can see from the screen, it starts to freak out if there are no…
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Goats and alpacas at Hillview Farmstay
We stayed overnight at Hillview Farmstay in Mount Adrah, just south of Gundagai. Great place to stop halfway between Melbourne and Sydney. Lots of goats, sheep and an alpaca to pat or join for their daily feeding.
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Coffee Pedaler, then Dog on the Tuckerbox
Morning caffeination at The Coffee Pedaler in Gundagai. Then stopped down the road at Dog On The Tuckerbox. Years ago, we stopped here at Oliver's Real Food and for the first time saw the Tesla Superchargers at the back. That’s probably what started us mulling over the idea of buying an electric vehicle some day. Now we’ve come full circle.
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Lunch at Cafe5911, Goulburn
Stopped for lunch in Goulburn at Cafe5911. Great food and service. Only a 200m walk from the Tesla Superchargers, through Belmore Park. This is the first time we have taken our EV through Goulburn.
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Two weeks at The Palms Avoca
We’re staying a couple of weeks at The Palms at Avoca. In all the time that we lived in the Central Coast, we never knew this place existed. It’s kind of a cabin park, with pool, games room and so on. Very peaceful, with lots of birds. Short drive to beaches and shops. A couple of our kids visited to try out the games room.
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How we charged at The Palms Avoca
A charging story, for those who might be interested. It took a while to find a way to charge at The Palms at Avoca Beach. We had asked about charging when booking, and the friendly staff said that we could just plug the EV into the cabin. Attempt 1: Too cold When we arrived, since we were staying a couple of weeks, they had generously upgraded our cabin. But this one (number 20) is down a path from the parking. We managed to make our extension cord just reach along the path through the door to a power point. However, when switched it on, the Tesla UMC (universal mobile charger) showed a red light flashing twice. I checked on the screen in the Tesla and tapped on the warning. The table showed that this problem is due to insufficient grounding of the power point. Attempt 2: Too hot I asked the staff about other options. They were very helpful, suggesting one of the two larger cabins that have a power point on their balcony. Since they had no booking there, they said we could park there…
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Great food, near the Superchargers
Great food and service. Close to the Tesla Superchargers.
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Peaceful, with lots of birds, at The Palms Avoca
Peaceful. Lots of bird life. Friendly staff. Short drive to beaches, walls, shops, cafes.
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First time at the Campbelltown Superchargers
We left the Central Coast this morning, dropped off one of our kids at Sydney airport, and kept driving south towards Melbourne. We stopped for our first time at the Tesla superchargers in Campbelltown (next to Campbeltown Catholic Club). There are several fast food outlets across the road, but we opted for the nearby Arts Center Cafe.
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Breakfast at The Coffee Pedaler, Gundagai
Breakfast this morning at The Coffee Pedaler in Gundagai, before the final leg of our drive to Melbourne.
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A late lunch in Euroa
We stopped at Euroa for a late lunch, on our way to Melbourne. Beautiful park across the road from the Tesla superchargers, and some food outlets up the road.