23
degrees. How delightfully warm. This the warmest we have been since
arriving in Tasmania. Having said that, we did choose to explore its
coldest parts first. Hopefully lots of warm weather from now on.
We
had another car adventure today thanks to the car's electronics. Our
plan was to go to Launceston via Mole Creek where there are some
caves which come highly recommended. We didn't have a lot of fuel but
we were never far from a town and I was keeping an eye on fuel
remaining. According to the car's computer, we had more than enough
to get to Launceston.
After
spending some time in the caves (which were well worth a visit) and
having lunch we set off for Launceston only to see that the fuel
gauge was recording completely empty and according to the car, we had
only enough fuel for seven kilometres. We were nine kilometres from
the nearest town, Mole Creek.
To
add to the excitement, we didn't have any phone signal so had to
drive four of our precious seven kilometres to ring RACQ. After an
hour, they rang back to say they would be another hour and a half so,
for the tenth time after I got the seven kilometre warning, I
switched the car on and this time noticed that the fuel gauge was
showing a little fuel although it was telling me that I only had
enough fuel for three kilometres so, assuming that I had an
electronics problem, not a fuel problem, I started driving the car
and after several hundred metres, the distance for which I had enough
fuel suddenly jumped to 102 klms. Needless to say, I cancelled RACQ,
or RACT as it is known in Tasmania.
The
wonder of modern electronics.
We are now comfortably settled in a caravan park in Launceston where we intend to stay for a few days. We are contemplating doing a wine tour. The Tamar Valley Wine Route is apparently quite impressive and the cellar does need restocking.
Once
we leave here, our plan is to head down the east coast. We have a
commitment to be at the Lamb's house in the Huon Valley tomorrow week
and we want to catch up with Steve and Tish Carter in Hobart so we
might need to put some structure into our future planning.
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