I was finally able to do the road trip I had dreamed about when I first heard about the Supercharger network. Unlike a lot of other people, I did no planning whatsoever. I decided to go the night before the trip. I packed up my three youngest and headed out at 6:30 am from Anaheim, California on Saturday. My destination: The Ark Encounter, Williamstown, Kentucky.
We arrived at 8:30 Monday morning. I had driven straight through sleeping at the Superchargers. We enjoyed three hours of touring the new attraction that opened up just last month.
When we could not find a hotel available nearby, we looked on my iPad mini for a hotel near a supercharger on our next leg to Palmyra, New York. We found one in Erie, Pennsylvania. Tuesday morning, we headed East once again. We arrived in Palmyra in the early afternoon. We explored the Hill Cumorah and found a cool rock with a personal inscription.
We also stopped by the Joseph Smith Farm to see the log cabin, A Frame house and the Sacred Grove. We also took some pictures of the new Palmyra Temple.
That evening, we headed to Niagara Falls. I was hoping to get there before the light faded, but the traffic stopped that from happening. However, it turned out to be a fantastic sight as there were lights shining across the water into the Falls. We got some fantastic shots and bought a t-shirt for each person.
We once again drove through the night to Springfield, Missouri. We arrived at our hotel, but were unable to get the car to charge. I found that there was a hotel about three miles away that had a destination charger and I headed over there. Unfortunately, they were completely booked, but they allowed me to plug in anyway. I walked the three miles back to my hotel and arrived soaked in sweat. I took a long swim at the pool, did some remote work and got some sleep. The next morning (Thursday), after finding out that Uber was not in the area, I took a taxi that cost me $15 to return to my car. I thanked the guy at the desk profusely when returning the key. We next headed to Fantastic Caverns. This is a cave that has jeep tours. I was able to have the best seat - right next to the driver. We took some awesome photos and bought a few knick-knacks.
We jumped in the Tesla and headed towards Utah. We arrived Friday afternoon. We spent around six hours visiting with my brother's family. At 11pm, we headed out for home. We arrived at 7:30 am on Saturday, so the entire trip took one week.
I just have to say that driving the Tesla way is fantastic. I love that I can just put any destination in and I am directed to the proper Supercharger stops. I hope others that do not yet have a Tesla will see how amazing it is to use the Superchargers to go anywhere their imagination takes them.
Brent
We arrived at 8:30 Monday morning. I had driven straight through sleeping at the Superchargers. We enjoyed three hours of touring the new attraction that opened up just last month.
When we could not find a hotel available nearby, we looked on my iPad mini for a hotel near a supercharger on our next leg to Palmyra, New York. We found one in Erie, Pennsylvania. Tuesday morning, we headed East once again. We arrived in Palmyra in the early afternoon. We explored the Hill Cumorah and found a cool rock with a personal inscription.
We also stopped by the Joseph Smith Farm to see the log cabin, A Frame house and the Sacred Grove. We also took some pictures of the new Palmyra Temple.
That evening, we headed to Niagara Falls. I was hoping to get there before the light faded, but the traffic stopped that from happening. However, it turned out to be a fantastic sight as there were lights shining across the water into the Falls. We got some fantastic shots and bought a t-shirt for each person.
We once again drove through the night to Springfield, Missouri. We arrived at our hotel, but were unable to get the car to charge. I found that there was a hotel about three miles away that had a destination charger and I headed over there. Unfortunately, they were completely booked, but they allowed me to plug in anyway. I walked the three miles back to my hotel and arrived soaked in sweat. I took a long swim at the pool, did some remote work and got some sleep. The next morning (Thursday), after finding out that Uber was not in the area, I took a taxi that cost me $15 to return to my car. I thanked the guy at the desk profusely when returning the key. We next headed to Fantastic Caverns. This is a cave that has jeep tours. I was able to have the best seat - right next to the driver. We took some awesome photos and bought a few knick-knacks.
We jumped in the Tesla and headed towards Utah. We arrived Friday afternoon. We spent around six hours visiting with my brother's family. At 11pm, we headed out for home. We arrived at 7:30 am on Saturday, so the entire trip took one week.
I just have to say that driving the Tesla way is fantastic. I love that I can just put any destination in and I am directed to the proper Supercharger stops. I hope others that do not yet have a Tesla will see how amazing it is to use the Superchargers to go anywhere their imagination takes them.
Brent
