While our washing dried on our front porch, we headed out in the Tesla to the coastal…

…town of De Hann, Belgium.

It’s autumn here. The sun is warm but the wind is cold. Some people are still on deck chairs on the beach, but huddled up against wind breaks. They seem to have a temporary cafe on the beach too.

There were plenty of more permanent restaurants along the promenade. We chose Brasserie Paname, which served probably the best lasagna I (Tom) have ever had, served by the most unengaging waiter I’ve ever had. Single word answers with barely eye contact. The tomato soup was also delicious and hearty.

I had better luck this time finding an ATM. Withdrawing €400 was about $600, including about $40 in fees.

We spotted another tiny electric car. The cars throughout Europe so far are generally much smaller than ours in Australia. Our Tesla Model Y is one of the bigger cars on the road. There are hardly any giant utes, or utes in general, except where they’re actually needed. It’s crazy that our (Australian) government has only just recently introduced fuel efficiency standards to encourage use of more economical vehicles. Europe seems way ahead of us.