October 8 - 13: We stayed a few days in our old home of the NSW Central Coast, and exited…

…through the Hunter Valley.

We grabbed some meals with all of our local family:

We checked out Patonga Beach Hotel for the first time (surprisingly). We thought it very busy, for a Wednesday, but the waitress said it was “dead” compared to normal. Stunning place. It used to be a corner shop when I lived there as a kid.

In Terrigal, we ate at 4 hands pizza. Another day, we grabbed some pasta from a cute little express Italian place “Il Toscano” and ate on Terrigal Beach as the sun went down and the local life savers practiced their wedgies while rowing.

Erina Fair for the Snap Car Wash and lunch at Sage Cafe.

We popped in to visit Fletcher, who is one of the biggest fans of our Tesla. In a few minutes he had used the console to change the colour of the car, the air con fans, and composed a funky beat. I got a chance to show him the newly added summon feature (he “drove“ the car using my iPhone app) and the boombox.

Cessnock Leagues Club for lunch on the last day, on our way north.

Charging:

We plugged into an EV wall charger, in the garage of the home where we were staying, and used Charge HQ to regulate the Tesla to constantly adjust the power to use only solar from the rooftop panels.