DEATH OF THE TADPOLE!
Pambula Beach to Moruya
Up betimes to leave the very satisfactory accommodation at Pambula Beach intending to head north via the coast.
Had we known what was soon to happen we might well have stayed where we were!
After a serious navigation error made by the Prop (he instructed Mrs P to enter our destination as Cowra instead of Nowra) we soon realised that we were heading west instead of north.
But worse was yet to come.
Stopped for an early lunch at Narooma after which changing gears in the Tadpole became increasingly difficult. By the time we reached the outskirts of Moruya changing gears was almost impossible. As (bad) luck would have it we managed to limp in to the "Eurobodalla Toyota Service Centre" in 3rd gear.
IT WAS HERE THAT THE TADPOLE DIED!
The very kind staff at Eurobodalla Toyota gave theTadpole the once over and determined that the slave cylinder for the clutch was leaking badly and that the master cylinder was also looking very dodgy.
With limited options we arranged for the Tadpole, which was now un-driveable, to be moved by tow truck to a nearby caravan park for further consideration of the aforementioned limited options.
With no-one in Moruya (or nearby Batemans Bay) apparently able to undertake repairs within the next fortnight - even assuming that the necessary parts were still available for this 38 year old vehicle - we decided overnight to let the Tadpole rest in peace and to purchase a replacement vehicle to continue our journey, which still has 2 weeks to go!
And that is what we did!
Very sad to say goodbye to the "Taddy" but for some years now we were fully aware that something like this was likely to happen.
We first purchased the Tadpole in 2003 to drive around Australia to watch the 2003 Rugby World Cup but after 23 years it is finally time to say goodbye!!
2 comments:
Deepest condolences regarding the Tadpole, who has served you so well over decades! On the up side the new wheels look very flash!
Tadpole became a toad and leapt off the scene. I see a Nissan is here replacement. Quick negotiation and 'the price was right'
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