Part way through one of the Silo Art trails, yesterday, the sun was setting, so we booked…

…a room at the next town, at the Sea Lake Motel. This is our final overnight stop before driving the remaining 450km to home, today.

Last night, almost everything in this small town was closed. The motel stocks refrigerated meals in a vending machine, for people like us stopping in at the last minute. Great idea. We chose a curry, microwaved it in our room, but then realised that the used by date on the two packets was months ago, even though the used by date on the outer packet was fine. We decided not to risk it, and happily made a picnic tea out of our car travel food. We informed the host, just so they knew. It’s the fault of the food company, not the host.

Charging:

I had planned to use the Evie Networks fast charger in town, in the morning, but another guest, also in a Tesla, pulled up behind us last night and said the Evie charger was faulty. A quick check in the Evie app confirmed this, and the PlugShare app comments showed it had been a problem for a while. As you can see, one person said that they had to be towed 😮.

We were pretty chilled about it. There are hundreds of charging options in most towns. We saw one above the door in our hotel room. We messaged our host, and they kindly agreed to let us plug in overnight. Easy.

Lesson learned: always check the viability of tomorrow’s charging plan, so I can find a slower plan B tonight, if necessary.

According to PlugShare, the motel next door has a destination charger (which is typically 3 to 4 times faster than a power point).

This morning, we’ll charge at the next town, while grabbing a coffee and breakfast. We actually had enough to get there, without the top up last night, if needed, so, lots of options.