Wagga Wagga 2025
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First time charging on the Wangaratta rooftop
Our first time charging at the rooftop in Wangaratta. We stopped here to grab some shopping. Up a few ramps, the T signs pointed the way. The signs to find the chargers were good, but the signs to exit the roof by foot were hard to find. We walked towards the lone Tardis looking box, which turned out to be a lift. Other signs said that it’s all paid parking now. So, we paid 60c through the Easypark app, for 30 minutes. It seemed odd for a short stop at a shopping centre.
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An 'ICE' car morning near Wagga
We had an “ICE” car this morning. Well, our EV was covered with ice. Cold morning near Wagga Wagga. We warmed up for dinner and breakfast at the on-site Rivergum Restaurant. We warmed up the car using the Tesla app. That melted the ice, and left it nice and toasty when we hopped in. And no fumes filling the motel.
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Walking the Murrumbidgee levee in Wagga
Out for a walk along the levee bank along the Murrumbidgee River in Wagga Wagga. Beautiful day, warmer now with the sunshine. Lots of people camping by the river, I presume as their homes. Must be so cold at night.
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A late-afternoon sandwich in Euroa
2:20pm can be too late to find lunch in a regional town. A salad and cheese sandwich from Mawsons Bakery Cafe was a delicious and guilt free option. We ate by the river, down the road at the Euroa Rotary Park, serenaded by the magpies.
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A lazy afternoon at Lake Albert, Wagga Wagga
Late lunch and lazy afternoon at Lake Albert, in Wagga Wagga. I’m starting to make use of the new front bumper camera to judge the distance to the gutter. Very handy. We clipped the portable tray onto the steering wheel for a lunch table, then as a laptop desk. We would have sat outside, but it was a bit cold. After a short stroll by the lake, we watched an episode of The Gold on Stan. on the Tesla’s screen, while watching the sunset through the windscreen and glass roof. And later, a very appropriate “road trip” themed game of Strands on the The New York Times games app.
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A wrong-way reverse in Holbrook
On our way home from Wagga Wagga: coffee stop in Holbrook. When we were leaving the motel, the car’s auto gear selector put the car in reverse. I opted to not plough through our hotel room, by selecting drive, forward. But, most of the time, it gets it right. Beautiful drive through rural NSW. Looking quite green at the moment. A slight pause for livestock clearing grass from the road edges. Back at the car with the coffee, we discovered, after nearly three years with a Tesla, that the car image on the screen updates to show the window positions. We sat there like a couple of nerds paying “window goes up, window goes down”.
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Solar farm vs coal mine: a side-by-side
We took a slight detour off the Hume Highway at Glenrowan, to stop next to the huge solar farm at Winton. We have previously passed huge open cut coal mines, such as the one at Yallourn. Here are the differences we noticed: 1. The solar farm isn’t a big hole. It’s just a bunch of of posts that can be removed. 2. There’s no particles filling the air, causing respiratory issues. 3. At the coal mine, dozens of huge sprinklers kept pouring litres of water onto the coal face to suppress the dust. 4. There is no ongoing large machinery here, required to dig coal, and haul it. 5. Nothing gets burnt here. There’s no ongoing pollution or greenhouse effect. 6. The solar panels can work in harmony with agriculture. If you look closely at my photos, you can see sheep grazing in the grass around the panels. The panels provide shade that enhances vegetation growth. We didn’t see any sheep on the coal mine, or any living thing, actually 😞. Of course, there is an environmental impact of the solar…