The view from the vacation EV office - not too shabby.
So first I wanted to first hold the vacation costs to about $2,000. Normally I'd consider more but as a Tesla Model 3 owner still paying off his car and retiree I had to go modest. Next I wanted to do an EV Coast to Coast trip to showcase the Model 3 as practical option to tour cross country with Tesla's very good Super Charger network.
Next since I had three cheap nights reserved at the Elara in Vegas for $200 (timeshare pitch), I wanted to see a couple shows - I picked Penn & Teller because I'm a fan and there are some illusions they only do in Vegas and the 'Love' cirque show because - well I'm an old guy who likes the Beatles. The Elara gave me a really nice suite with great views so that was a luxury highlight.
On the EV (Electric Vehicle) side I wanted to go to the Tesla Fremont factory where my car was assembled. Any Tesla owner can reserve this tour once a year and bring three guests. I was traveling alone as that is my situation but this tour costs nothing at present and would be great with a group.
Next I wanted to drive the Tesla on PCH (Pacific Coast Highway 1). That objective would be accomplished and more, as you have seen in the articles photograph and more to come.
Another objective: I hoped to drop in on friends along the way - which worked in one case and made my Texas stay a lot of fun. More would have been great but Texas was awesome.
Finally - Could I actually car camp to keep expenses down? This was mixed for me so we will cover it in depth but the short version is it can work. How about the mount of driving required?
Next C2C blog entry tomorrow, first another view from the office
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