Locust-splattered, on to Daylesford

Grampians + Great Ocean Road 2023

Arrived in Daylesford. We skipped Ballarat, mainly because I messed up on a roundabout at the exit ramp. The Tesla has many km of bug carnage, mainly from millions of locusts and other bugs on the road through the farmlands to the east of Ararat (see previous posts). The wasps descended on the car as soon as we stopped in Daylesford, for a free meal of bug guts.

Charging story:

We plugged into the 22kW Chargefox driven DC charger in town while we had a pub dinner at The Royal Daylesford.

Before we got out of the car, a couple started asking us “how long does it take to charge”, which is the common first question. “As long as it takes to eat dinner” for this charger, would have been the most accurate response. But I said I prefer to just plug it in each night where I’m staying, so I don’t even have to think about it.

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  1. Bug carnage is a good thing really - if there are no insects left, I think humans have about 2 years left...
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  2. That’s the most impressive collection of bumper bugs of all the M3 photos I’ve seen. Reminded me of my visit to Dubbo back in the late 80s when there were locusts and all the local cars were covered. Enjoy the car wash!
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  3. Autumn is definitely European wasp time, in those parts
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  4. Very vibrant yellows, you could put your front bumper up in an art gallery!
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  5. That’s quite bad, I cleaned off similar last week but you definitely won.
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  6. Artistic splatter painting their. La vie en jeune.
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  7. 🤮🤮
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