Christmas Gift from EVGo
$85 of free charging from EVGo prompted me to drive to the coast with 2 conditions from them and one from me:
Had to find EVGo charging stations.
Had to use before EOY.
Chose to see as many as possible places I’d never been before.
Fueled at the Palm Desert chargers and crossed the mountain to Anza.
Unfortunately at the top of Mt. San Jacinto there was a multiple injury accident resulting in a passenger truck smashing into a rocky cliff and rolling onto the road. I chose to stay and wait out the hour or so delay. The sun was shining, the view was beautiful, and I had brought a hand loom to weave.
Due to excessive roadwork on 371, there were additional delays before I was able to charge my all electric car again, this time in Temucula. So, having left at 8 am I did not get to the lodge until 2.
Monday morning I accidentally found free parking above Leucadia State Beach in Encinitas.
Grandview Beach Access
One of the highlights of this impromptu trip was finding the Fasia Buffet Restaurant a short distance from the Escondido EVGo chargers near my room. Fogged in the next morning I skipped any more sightseeing and took the fast way home (hwy 15 to 215 to 10) leaving Escondido just as the rain started.
It rained all the way home and was still raining when I pulled in at the EVGo chargers in Yucca Valley which was full, but an hour later when I was able to plug in, the rain was down to a sprinkle.
Two hours of this. Fueling cost for the whole trip was <$3.
Concusion: I saw a lot of new places, did a lot of new things, and will plan on making this an annual trip. Next time I want to see Fletcher Cove Park in Solano Beach and maybe try Leucadia Beach Inn (which SuperGrok has me convinced will be great for a early in the weekday stayover in early May or late September).
