Randonauts so far…
- I will only go to ones I can get to. Living near the beach, a good amount are in the ocean
- Timing might be an issue, so I get there ASAP
- I look super-local, like a 5m radius of where I think the spot is
- I will give this 20 goes and feel if it has merit
Dates and addresses are varied and irrelevant*, but in chronological order:
1st go
Terrible photo. The address was a suburban street, and it was late at night. There was nothing remotely interesting except the licence plate of the car outside WHN 000. I took it to mean “whino” and I was a bit drunk on this occasion and many in general.
2nd go
Location was an alley behind some houses. The wall at the precise spot had this graffiti, which has no meaning to me.
3rd go
This time it sent me to somewhere I know well, a restaurant called Topolinos. Nothing of interest seemed to happening inside, and this was parked out the front. Zen is obviously religious.
4th go
Wellington St, St Kilda. This is exactly opposite the address. I couldn’t quite see what the figurines are, but the one at the far left is the Buddha.
SUMMARY – so far I have been told I am a wino, and been pointed towards Zen Buddhism. While meaningful to me personally, these are not Matrix-shattering glitches.
5th go, Alma Place, around 11 pm. The precise location was the car park of an apartment block, and a gate was stopping me from entering:
Remember, I am a skeptic… I could see nothing beyond the gate that could be remotely interesting.
HOWEVER, on the road directly outside was an SUV, engine idling. The driver, staring off into space, was a 70-ish Jewish looking man with a very long white wizardly beard. Obviously I didn’t take a photo.
IF this was some Matrix type thing, and IF I knocked on the car window, I presume he would have told me to go away. Unless I had a password or something. I can’t say Randonaut because that is just a hack to find these places, and nothing more. IF a future Randonaut location provides the same or similar, I will be bold.
6th go, Clyde St. Day time. I got there within 5 minutes, but there was nothing. A regular terrace house with some bamboo and palms in the front yard.
*if this become a thing I will do some live ones