Time for a break and a cup of tea.

The navigation says that the next EV charger is at Coolac, just north of Gundagai, so we stopped there.

Wow. It’s a pretty bad. The chargers are great, simple and fast. But the site is woeful. The hotel is closed or being renovated. The toilets are port-a-loos, but are disgusting . I don’t know how much of that is due to infrequent maintenance versus just being the busiest time of year.

There is a service station nearby with some food and hopefully better toilets, but it’s a ten minute walk away in the heat, and not an option for Mum’s walker.

Some people were sheltering from the sun under the three tall trees begging the toilets. Not a great spot.

Tesla/government really needs to ensure better location for EV chargers.

We enjoyed a cup of tea from our thermoses, and some Christmas snacks (thank you Krissy).

Some way further up the highway, we pulled over into Bookham, for a conveniently located toilet and a bit of a stretch in some broken shade. In the few minutes we were there, two other Tesla ModelY Juniper also pulled in. EV chargers would be better located here.

Charging:

Quick and efficient. We only plugged in because we were stopping anyway. It’s the busiest time of year, so when we arrived, all stalls were full, with two blocked off by traffic cones (not working?). We only had to wait thirty seconds for someone to disconnect and free up a spot for us.