We left our relations’ place around 8:30am. We had charged up overnight and put the bubble wrap on the windscreen, however we took it off too soon and ice quickly reformed. It must have been -2C.
We headed back over the Saddle Road to Woodville and used 13% of the battery to climb to the peak. This was the same amount as yesterday but the climb looks longer. When we were at the peak of the climb, we looked down to Woodville and all we could see was fog with a few hills poking through. (Check back tomorrow for a photo.
At the charger we had just 15% to bring the battery up to 80%. We plugged in and walked down to the Cafe 88 and ordered a croissant and coffee. Then the text came through that the charge was over, so Jim put his order on hold for five minutes and walked back to the van and brought it up to the cafe. The outside temperature was now 0C.
After breakfast we went down to the Untamed possum factory and brought a couple of pairs of possum fur mix socks. The worst thing about the EVan is the lack of engine heating, and in these cold temperatures your feet get icy. We put the socks on immediately. After leaving Woodville, the fog disappeared and we had brilliant blue skies all day, with the temperature hitting 12C. The Dannevirke charging station is in a back street car park in easy reach of the supermarket so we bought a couple of items.
At Waipukurau, we charged and had lunch, then went on to Havelock North to see friends before charging in Hastings. We provided a bit of light entertainment for a couple of people who had never seen an EV being charged.
Getting from Hastings to Napier was a drag. The main highway has some significant roadworks going on, with no diversions. It was stop/start for over 3 km and took more than 30 minutes. Some people were complaining that it was taking over an hour to get through. There had to be more than a thousand vehicles being held up. We were amazed at the number of cars etc on the road.
We arrived at Eskdale around 4:30pm and quickly set up camp. We are getting more practiced with the process. The camp is a bit basic but is fine for us. The skies above are fine and clear, with brilliant stars in all directions. Hopefully there won’t be a frost.
Heating in the cabin of aEvan. Yes that would be a real problem if you were living in a cold climate, but luckily Waiheke Is won't be so bad.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got there in the end. Stop go people in Hawkes bay are notorious for letting cars build up for at least fifteen minutes before letting the next end to have a go........hence you end up with a few km of waiting cars ea way! Go well today on way to Taupo.
ReplyDeleteAPRS working well in Taupo.
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