As we had already covered most of Tasmania we were looking for things in the local area that we hadn’t already visited; we saw a place called Mole Creek and it looked a worthy diversion.
On the way to Mole Creek we broke down twice and managed to coax the van back into life twice; we knocked Mole Creek on the head and pointed ourselves instead toward Launceston. Once at Launceston I called the local Toyota dealer, he said it sounded as though the cylinder head casket had gone; if so it would cost at least $800 to fix… ouch! I then called Melbourne City Toyota for a comparative price on the same job and they quoted me $1,500!!! So Launceston Toyota it was then!
Christian was flying back to Melbourne from Launceston airport tomorrow so we were hoping the van would be fixed by then. We stayed in the same hostel as last time (Metro YHA) where the receptionist, a chap called Bryce, plays the violin. We had a quiet one and I went on the Internet to update my journal some more.
On the way to Mole Creek we broke down twice and managed to coax the van back into life twice; we knocked Mole Creek on the head and pointed ourselves instead toward Launceston. Once at Launceston I called the local Toyota dealer, he said it sounded as though the cylinder head casket had gone; if so it would cost at least $800 to fix… ouch! I then called Melbourne City Toyota for a comparative price on the same job and they quoted me $1,500!!! So Launceston Toyota it was then!
Christian was flying back to Melbourne from Launceston airport tomorrow so we were hoping the van would be fixed by then. We stayed in the same hostel as last time (Metro YHA) where the receptionist, a chap called Bryce, plays the violin. We had a quiet one and I went on the Internet to update my journal some more.