Anticlockwise Adventure!

[arcus]

Thank you for sharing your journey. This is what I call a life-time adventure! Some improvisation and close calls on battery range, some delays, but most importantly lots of new folks met on the way and moments to cherish for life.

And what an impressive collection of photos! Australia is truly a beautiful place. I hope I can visit again one day.

 

[RichardMcN]

Wow - Just joined, just read this.. what a fantastic journey - thanks for the documentation.

Cheers
erosco

Thanks @erosco. Good luck waiting for your Model 3. I waited 3½ months for my Model S and that was painful !

 

[RichardMcN]

Thank you for sharing your journey. This is what I call a life-time adventure! Some improvisation and close calls on battery range, some delays, but most importantly lots of new folks met on the way and moments to cherish for life.
And what an impressive collection of photos! Australia is truly a beautiful place. I hope I can visit again one day.

Hope to see you down here one day @arcus! Tessie claims to be the first electric vehicle to drive round Australia unsupported (i.e. no support vehicle or mobile generator). If you hurry you could be the 2nd !

 

[erosco]

Thanks @erosco. Good luck waiting for your Model 3. I waited 3½ months for my Model S and that was painful !

19 months and counting.. only about another 12 to go :-(

 

[strykeroz]

19 months and counting.. only about another 12 to go :-(

Mine says early 2019...that's still 18 months rounded to the next likely delivery month I expect

 

[jbcarioca]

I don’t want to wait, so I’ll try to find some imprudent soul who’ll allow me to hire a Model S100 for my clockwise+Tasmania Trip. Failing that I’m not quite certain.

Back eons ago I hired a new Ford Falcon from a Melbourne dealer, advised them of my intentions, they still allowed me to hire the car, offered me maps of all Australia and off I went. A month and 10,000 km later I returned the car. At, I still remember, $17 per day in 1977, I was surprised that they still invited me to come back and hire from them again.

To repeat that trip, adding Tasmania, in a Tesla has been my dream since first driving a Model S in 2012.

 

[arcus]

Hope to see you down here one day @arcus! Tessie claims to be the first electric vehicle to drive round Australia unsupported (i.e. no support vehicle or mobile generator). If you hurry you could be the 2nd !

Ha! Adding to my bucket list

 

[erosco]

Mine says early 2019...that's still 18 months rounded to the next likely delivery month I expect

Actually you're right.. mine say the same now :-( - I just keep telling myself it's a year away.....

 

[cartwright]

This is terrific! Thanks for sharing. I've never been to Australia and really enjoyed the photos.

 

[Blue heaven]

@wilsilly how is your planning going for the big trip around Oz?
Anyone else planning some adventures this Autumn/Winter?

 

[wilsilly]

@wilsilly how is your planning going for the big trip around Oz?
Anyone else planning some adventures this Autumn/Winter?

Planning going well thanks @Blue heaven Getting my kit and companions together. Departing home 3rd March. Home to Port Lincoln in March. Port Lincoln to Perth early/mid April, Perth to Broome late April to early May. Then across to Darwin and Kakadu by end of May, down to Tennant Creek and Mt Isa, Winton Longreach and Emerald to home by mid June. Getting excited if a little nervous but support from everyone is fantastic. Maybe they would like to do similar!
I will post a bit on TMC but have the cheer squads on my Facebook page Central Queensland Tesla Interest Page and Instagram @blueytravelOz to keep informed too so my reports might be a bit patchy on TMC.

 

[rikka]

@wilsilly Make sure you sing out when you are closing in on Darwin. Would love to say G'Day and have a chat about your travels. Planning a big mid-year drive from Darwin to Brisbane, down the coast to Sydney, across to Adelaide and back up through the centre.

 

[wilsilly]

@wilsilly Make sure you sing out when you are closing in on Darwin. Would love to say G'Day and have a chat about your travels. Planning a big mid-year drive from Darwin to Brisbane, down the coast to Sydney, across to Adelaide and back up through the centre.

Hi @rikka, would love to contact you when in Darwin which should be at the end of May. Really looking forward to the top end part and your local knowledge would be great help I'm sure. I'll be in touch. Thanks.

 

[Blue heaven]

@wilsilly on the way up the West Coast a detour to Exmouth is worth the effort to see the magnificent Whale Sharks when they cruise through between April and July.

 

[wilsilly]

@wilsilly on the way up the West Coast a detour to Exmouth is worth the effort to see the magnificent Whale Sharks when they cruise through between April and July.View attachment 275814

Wow! Thanks for the tip @blueheaven. Will definitely try to fit it in. Thanks.

 

[RichardMcN]

@wilsilly how is your planning going for the big trip around Oz?
Anyone else planning some adventures this Autumn/Winter?

Are you still doing the loop later this year @Blue heaven ?
Do you know of anybody else ?

 

[Blue heaven]

The around Australia trip has been completed at least half a dozen times now, Glen George in a converted MG, @RichardMcN the first to complete the trip using only the established power supply, Jeff Johnson in a Nissan Leaf, @wilsilly clockwise in a 75D (Sylvia in Bluey), Steve of the Nullarbor the first to travel to all states and territories and @Murbs the first in a Model X. The most recent trip has just started from Darwin, and it's perfect timing considering EVs are getting plenty of media coverage in Australia these past weeks. Follow the journey on Twitter @outbacktesla

 

[Blue heaven]

The around Australia lost is now up to 23.
11 clockwise, 12 anti-clockwise
10 Blue, 6 White
18 Tesla vehicles
7 model S, 6 m3, 3 mY, 2 mX. No Cybertrucks but 3000 trips in the planning stage.

Around Australia trips in a pure EV

DriverStart/End pointCompletionVehicleNew Usable Capacity1. Glen GeorgePerthNov 2011MG converted Blue32 kWh2 Richard McNeallSydneySept 2016Tesla S Blue82 kWh3. Jeff JohnsonSydneyNov 2016Nissan Leaf Blue * 21 kWh4. Sylvia WilsonGladstoneJuly 2018Tesla S Blue69 kWh5. Steve & Keita BurrellPerthAug...

www.tocwa.org.au

 

[moa999]

And it's getting easier every day.

Won't be long until you can do it all by DC chargers.