Earlier I commented on traffic with the M7 and M2 combination. Traffic was a bit heavy from Brooks road on the F5 to the M7 turnoff, and then was basically at the speed limit up until the start of the M2… Then things slowed down. I was frankly surprised at how quickly the traffic slowed… Much from the Northern Road entrance to the M2 slowing things down. But I was impressed. Coming home I did the reverse trip, and found it even faster. I was having to actively manage the speed I was driving at. The M7 should have a 110KM speed limit, but unfortunately it does not.

The Benefon phone is not working. ARGH. I have worked out that the battery pack is dead. It is not the batteries that has died, but the charging circuit included in the battery. If I put the multimeter on the battery terminals I do not get any voltage at all. There seems to be a device in the battery that has failed. I have ordered a new battery from Brisbane, but I will not get it before Wednesday at the earliest. Slightly disappointing, but understandable. The battery probably failed after the phone was last used. But this has not soured my throughs of eBay. These things happen.

Oh, and I was asked today if I was interested in a couple of overseas trips in the next few months. Sounds interesting… I am waiting to get some more details, but I guess I should be dusting my passport off soon….