After three weeks at Greens Lake (the longest time we have spent in one place) we moved on. The ABS light still showing but $480 spent and the diagnosis not complete. Not far down the road ALL the lights came on. After careful thought, it was decided that we continue to the caravan park in Bendigo where we could put the battery on the charger overnight and then limp in to Melbourne. Brandt decided to make excellent use of the Anderson plug. He connected all four batteries and we set off. It was a lovely sunny day, which meant that the solar panels on top of the van were putting current into the batteries that were helping to keep us going so we were "solar powered" (good thinking!) The result was that we got to Berwick on the far side of Melbourne with no problems. However I did notice that the e-tag for the toll roads beeped more often than I would have liked. On the other hand it was a much easier passage across Melbourne than we had when we were here in 1990!
First thing Monday morning we took the car to a garage recommended by our friend and fellow grey nomad, Brian. The diagnosis was that the alternator installed in June was damaged beyond repair. We are all left wondering why.
So now we are at Rye on the Mornington Peninsular and will be here until after Christmas.
We are staying with Brian and Cheryl. It was a tight squeeze but we got the van in
Went for a walk along beach number 16 last night.
Here is a collage Cheryl made from photos she took yesterday.
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