We left the freezing foggy morning in Cooma, climbing above the clouds (well, the fog)…

…into the sunshine.

We decided to head for Milton, on the east coast, near Ulladulla. We entered it into the Tesla navigation and proceeded along the “fastest route”. But the maps don’t seem to tell you what kind of road to expect along a particular route. Initially, I laughed at the sign we passed that read something like “No petrol for 160km”. Then we passed by some grading work on a dirt road stretch, where I thought the driver waved, but later thought maybe he was pointing to say “go back”. The navigation showed 97km along this road before the next required turn off. The dirt roads probably went for 60km of the trip. We only passed a handful of vehicles.

As it turned out, the road was pretty good, dirt and all. We’ve been on much worse. The issue is just not knowing, along the way, if the road will deteriorate, so you should turn around.

We arrived in Braidwood at the end of it. Time for lunch. Delicious crepes at Provisions Deli & Creperie with charming French speaking staff.

Charging:

We left Cooma with full charge, and the Tesla said we’d have enough to get to Milton. We could have charged in Batemans Bay and a few other places once we reached the coast if we needed to. I checked in PlugShare to see if there we’re any chargers we could use while having lunch in Braidwood. As you can see from the screenshot, it’s the center of a desert of no EV chargers. But of course there are hundreds of power points, if we were desperate. We did spot at least two other Teslas in town.