I sleep in until 6 today. I have got the process of rolling out of bed to rolling down the road down to 30 minutes, though I only make it 20 metres before I stop to take photos of the trees I noticed last night, in the morning light. Then it is onwards along the Great Ocean Road. Again I am glad I stopped for the night, because I really appreciate the road and lack of traffic in the morning sun. The views and the road were so good I feel the need for a cigarette when it was over, and I don't smoke.
I detour to Werribee, and visit the hospital I was born in. As far as I am aware this is my first return trip since then. I really am hitting a number of landmarks this trip, it seems.
Then I head into the city. As I ride into the city, Topaz comes on my iPod again, something that made me grin, and wonder. I struggle to find an internet cafe so I can get in touch with people. Of course, once I find one I see many, even ones I had gone straight past earlier.
I get in touch with Pramod, who I worked with in Japan, he only lives a short distance away. I go over and meet with him and his family. We chat about old times and catch up on where people we know are at now. Then I head over to visit Lalita and Brendan, and they kindly offer me a place to stay for the night. I spend the afternoon with them, then meet up with Omega and Hong for dinner at a Balinese restaurant in town. It had been nearly 3 years since I last saw them, the time has passed very quickly!
On the way back to Lalita and Brendan's place, the bike stalled at the lights, twice. I was able to push start it each time... I suspect a short in the wiring I installed. I will need to redesign the whole system I think... I am learning a lot about rugged system design as I go. I hope that is the problem and that as long as I keep those circuits switched off I don't have any more problems. I will know tomorrow, if the bike starts or not.
Speaking with Omega and Hong I am trying to remember the projects I am considering:
electric motorbike
home hydrogen generation
swarmbots
EAP muscle bot
reprap and extensions
led controller for bike
toughened harness for bike
underwater habitat
augmented reality gargoyle harness
graphic novel
robotic limb harness
I know there are at least 5-10 more, but I can only remember a few at a time. I need to record and keep track of them a bit better, if I'm to hope to see progress on them I think.
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