I've been hanging out for these photos, well done Tessie and crew.
Thanks
@Blue heaven . Daryl has now headed home, so Tessie and crew press on alone to Uluru !
Sunrise
Then a dash back to Kurt's workshop
Zero damage from the Meerenie Loop Road. Must just have been a loose rock.
However tyre wear is high. Always seems to be a bugbear on long trips.
Kurt Johansson. His Dad invented the self tracking arrangement which made road trains viable.
Even better, Kurt puts us in contact with the Tech Services manager for the whole Yulara multi-resort complex. Receptive to putting in 3 phase !
Tessie is going to carry her own set of blocks now. Every non-Tesla hoist in the world seems to have big round pads which need a set of blocks to fit the Tesla lifting pads. This set courtesy of one of Kurt's apprentices.
Waiting for the obligatory (and no doubt awesome) photo of Tessie with Uluru in the background.
Some sort of record for Tessie. Certainly first blue Model S to Uluru !
Tessie does a clockwise circuit of Uluru in 20 minutes. Much faster than her 8 week
Anticlockwise circuit in 2016 !
Lovely hidden valley with pool...
The Olgas !
Had to turn back before actually getting to the Olgas due to the charging situation. We failed to charge at all 6 planned/hoped-for three phase outlets since Alice!
- Ormiston Gorge - 10A not 32A
- Glen Helen 20A - four pin only
- Kings Creek Helicopters - outlet non-existent
- Kurt's workshop (3 outlets tried) - all neutral not connected
- Erldunda (waiting for electrician to install permanent TOCA / AEVA outlet) driveway 32A - 4 pins only
- Erldunda new shed 20A - plugged in but looks like it has never worked. They unsurprisingly did not want to turn off their main generator to toubleshoot!
So 15 amp all the way. Fortunately have the trusty 2x15A octopus with us for a few of the nights.
Should have reliable 32 amp at key locations soon though, given the positive contacts we have made. I'm hoping we can hold a TOCA AGM here as per
@PJF000 's idea!
How well has the car managed to keep out the dust?
Quite good really. The dust seems to go as far as the seal but no further.
A tough 70km/h day today getting back to Alice 450km from Yulara on one charge given the above situation and with 30km/h headwinds. 2% remaining which is Tessie's equal lowest!
A well deserved 3 phase charge after a well deserved wash (great non-contact carwash on Gap Rd).
This place is really comfy and feeling like home.
And a nice journalist visit from the Centralian!
And a volcano for us from the pancake stall.
Tomorrow - the famous Henley on Todd ! ! !