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Amusing Australian Road Signs Tease You

Australian road signs tell you to watch out for them...

...those wonderful Australian animals.

Driving with a rental car is a great way to see Australia.

Pay attention to those Australian roadsigns...

They'll alert you to kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, wombats, echidnas... even penguins!


Whether you're wine tasting, birding, visiting national parks or cities, visitors want to see Australia's signature wildlife.

Australian roadsign - watch for kangaroos Kangaroo roadsign at Uluru - Ayers Rock

We were driving through the wine regions of Australia, paying close attention to driving on the left and watching for road signs. The road signs warned of all the animals we wanted to see... there was the danger of hitting them.... The casualties on the side of the road attested to that, but since most of the animals are nocturnal, we didn't see many.

All the locals told us the danger was driving at night. We saw kangaroo just often enough early in the morning and late in the evening to keep us looking... But we tried not to drive at night... didn't want to hit Skippy!

Kangaroos at the side of the road Australia



Sometimes the road signs would tease with two possibilities...

roadsigns - kangaroos and koalas Australia


But the only koalas we saw on this trip were on the signs. We remember well seeing one on the side of the road on a previous trip, so it's always good to stay alert.



Australian road signs - koala




There are lots of signs for wombats...

wombat road sign roadsign - watch for wombats


Signs for echidnas... and wallabies...

watch for echidnas - Australian roadsigns watch for wallabies - Tasmanian roadsign

And roadsigns for birds as common as duck...and as uncommon as penguins...

Watch for baby ducks- Australian roadsign Penguins have right-of-way Australia roadsigns

There are all the usual warning signs, including some pretty graphic signs about what can happen with loose rocks on the dirt roads you find in the rural areas...

Caution on dirt roads - Australia roadsigns



We still haven't figured out what they were trying to warn us about with the internet sign...

roadsign - internet access



We were glad to find a wireless connection out in the middle of nowhere though.

And all those Australian road signs warning of wonderful animals out in the bush? Well, they'll have us going back for another look.

Happy travels... even if you don't travel the world... just remember that life is a journey... embrace and enjoy it!   Judy and Mark

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