Australia is home to classic signs to take a pic of your rig in front of. Like the border signs, WA/SA, NT/WA etc and the 90 Mile Straight. Which awesome Aussie have you managed to get a pic of.
Ensure when taking photo's in some rural towns there is sometimes graffiti evident beneath and behind the photo opportunity - It happened to us at the beautiful profiled steel signs coming into Marble Bar - some language that would make a sailor blush, unfortunately we never noticed until later so photos were unusable.
I have seen it elsewhere as well coming into some towns with high indigenous populations mainly.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Monday 26th of April 2021 10:35:36 PM
Ger08 said
10:50 PM Apr 26, 2021
Whenarewethere wrote:
Lambert Centre of Australia.
Fantastic pic.
Ger08 said
10:51 PM Apr 26, 2021
Possum3 wrote:
Ensure when taking photo's in some rural towns there is sometimes graffiti evident beneath and behind the photo opportunity - It happened to us at the beautiful profiled steel signs coming into Marble Bar - some language that would make a sailor blush, unfortunately we never noticed until later so photos were unusable.
I have seen it elsewhere as well coming into some towns with high indigenous populations mainly.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Monday 26th of April 2021 10:35:36 PM
I know what you mean, particularly with Magnet
Whenarewethere said
07:54 AM Apr 27, 2021
I Photoshop out offensive stuff if needed.
Or try to photograph the car in a position to tell a different story!
Laverton to Alice Springs , is one of the very few routes that I haven't done on my bike, that I would love to do. On the Tanami, I carried 45 litres of water on the bike as well as my dog trailer, and was lucky that it rained half way thru the track. I had to use my Sawyer filter though as the water was very muddy. I also took a box of apples with me for the mules that I was sure were out there, and I was not disappointed. I had one follow me for a fair while, the outcome for him of which is another story. It was a good outcome, but too much to write about here.
Whenarewethere said
07:13 PM Apr 27, 2021
Stretch60 wrote:
So how did the landy fare on the GCR.?
'Australia's longest shortcut'
It's basically a Ford with a Ford Ecoboost 2.0L petrol engine, with some Volvo bits.
Enough 2WD Fords & Holdens driven by locals along that road. I only saw one idiot who was absolutely flying. Probably didn't let his tyres down either..... Almost forgot, probably like him..... Towing a caravan!
Peter_n_Margaret said
07:19 PM Apr 27, 2021
On the Oodnadatta Track, maybe 25 years ago.
The sign has been stolen many times unfortunately.
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Tuesday 27th of April 2021 07:25:05 PM
Crossing the border from the NT back into SA on the Stuart Highway on our honeymoon in 1967. It was "tradition" at that time to push the car across the border. I needed to take the pic of course.
Traffic was not a problem.
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Tuesday 27th of April 2021 07:33:32 PM
After looking through some of my photos I've come to the conclusion I take plenty of "signs" photos but not with our vehicle in them.
Peter n Margaret - the Ayres Rock Mount Olga sign brought back memories. I was there in either 1973 or 1974 - memory is failing me on the year at the moment and I will have to check my old photo albums.
Cheers.
Ger08 said
07:32 AM Apr 28, 2021
Some great pics and memories there. Share some even if your rig isnt in it.
Derek Barnes said
07:44 AM Apr 28, 2021
This sign at the entrance of Willow Springs in the Flinders Ranges is awesome! The 4WD tracks are also great with beautiful views over the ranges.
Tropic of Capricorn in Namibia, Africa. Between Windhoek and Sossusvlei. The birds nests are made by Sociable Weavers, they can get so heavy the branch can break off.
Like Peter's, some encouragement to widen your horizons
You would think it wasn't necessary to tell the citizens of the greatest nation on earth that it isn't a good idea to set up a camp fire on a bitumen parking lot. All the burnt spots say otherwise
Chile is a very confusing place
Chile could be called "The land of signs" - and even when they can't think of a name for a bridge, the solution is simple - give it the name of "Bridge with no name".
But of course then it does have a name so is not a bridge with no name is it?
-- Edited by Tony LEE on Thursday 29th of April 2021 02:28:43 PM
-- Edited by Tony LEE on Thursday 29th of April 2021 02:42:31 PM
Australia is home to classic signs to take a pic of your rig in front of. Like the border signs, WA/SA, NT/WA etc and the 90 Mile Straight. Which awesome Aussie have you managed to get a pic of.
Lambert Centre of Australia.
Ensure when taking photo's in some rural towns there is sometimes graffiti evident beneath and behind the photo opportunity - It happened to us at the beautiful profiled steel signs coming into Marble Bar - some language that would make a sailor blush, unfortunately we never noticed until later so photos were unusable.
I have seen it elsewhere as well coming into some towns with high indigenous populations mainly.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Monday 26th of April 2021 10:35:36 PM
Fantastic pic.
I know what you mean, particularly with Magnet
I Photoshop out offensive stuff if needed.
Or try to photograph the car in a position to tell a different story!
'Australia's longest shortcut'
It's basically a Ford with a Ford Ecoboost 2.0L petrol engine, with some Volvo bits.
Enough 2WD Fords & Holdens driven by locals along that road. I only saw one idiot who was absolutely flying. Probably didn't let his tyres down either..... Almost forgot, probably like him..... Towing a caravan!
On the Oodnadatta Track, maybe 25 years ago.
The sign has been stolen many times unfortunately.
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Tuesday 27th of April 2021 07:25:05 PM
No car in front of the sign, but I'm sure others have seen the irony of the juxtaposition!
Crossing the border from the NT back into SA on the Stuart Highway on our honeymoon in 1967.
It was "tradition" at that time to push the car across the border. I needed to take the pic of course.
Traffic was not a problem.
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Tuesday 27th of April 2021 07:33:32 PM
1974.
1992.
2006
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Tuesday 27th of April 2021 08:53:07 PM
2006
Cheer,
Peter
2007
2008
2009
Cheers,
Peter
2014, France, free camping spot.
The sign says "Reserved for camping cars".
Cheers,
Peter
Not a sign as such, but since we were locked in Victoria we did some of the silo art trail...
-- Edited by pghollis on Tuesday 27th of April 2021 09:24:28 PM
-- Edited by pghollis on Tuesday 27th of April 2021 09:26:07 PM
Peter n Margaret - the Ayres Rock Mount Olga sign brought back memories. I was there in either 1973 or 1974 - memory is failing me on the year at the moment and I will have to check my old photo albums.
Cheers.
This sign at the entrance of Willow Springs in the Flinders Ranges is awesome! The 4WD tracks are also great with beautiful views over the ranges.
1981
-- Edited by Gaylehere on Thursday 29th of April 2021 07:15:15 AM
Like Peter's, some encouragement to widen your horizons
You would think it wasn't necessary to tell the citizens of the greatest nation on earth that it isn't a good idea to set up a camp fire on a bitumen parking lot. All the burnt spots say otherwise
Chile is a very confusing place
Chile could be called "The land of signs" - and even when they can't think of a name for a bridge, the solution is simple - give it the name of "Bridge with no name".
But of course then it does have a name so is not a bridge with no name is it?
-- Edited by Tony LEE on Thursday 29th of April 2021 02:28:43 PM
-- Edited by Tony LEE on Thursday 29th of April 2021 02:42:31 PM
Simpson Desert .
-- Edited by KJB on Friday 30th of April 2021 08:52:20 AM