Beattys Overseas

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More cool than "odd," South African license plates feature an elephant that glows when light shines upon it.  Embarrassingly, as I took this photo in a parking garage, the owner of the car caught me.  I must have looked like I was up to no good, taking photos of her Mercedes' license number....

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This vending machine/game is outside the 7-11 near "Grandma's House."  You control the metal claw to grab gold watches and 100R bills.  This was too funny not to photograph.

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The watches and bills are wrapped around dingy grey sponges that apparently are hard to replace.

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When we were done with our mock photo-shoot, this couple went to the machine and almost won.  We were dying.

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In Franschhoek, John caught a fly under his wine glass.  Quite a feat, Jack.

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Driving out of Franschooek, in the nearby town of Paarl, there is a place where you can go get some mad skills.

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And it's sponsored!

Honestly, we understand that this must be a wonderful school for young people to gain qualifications. But, we couldn't help but enjoy the American slang twist on its name.

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The Fords took Olivia to BirdWorld near Cape Town, where visitors are clearly warned not to touch or tease these birds....

[Guest photographer: Vanessa Bradford] 

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...this sign is posted on the face of their cage.  Doesn't that say enough?

[Guest photographer: Vanessa Bradford]

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In rural areas of South Africa, hitchhiking is often the only way to get from place to place, if you're not wealthy enough to have your own car.  But, its dangerous and can lead to crime, so the government asks people not to do it. 

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... But a girl's gotta get somewhere! 

Sorry the photo is blurry, but she was standing too close to the No Hitchiking sign for us to pass up the photo-op

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Seemed funny that it was deemed more efficient to make a sign for this rather than just fix the potholes

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Also blurry (sorry), but too good to pass up.  JUNK Shopping Centre.  We sawthis on the N2 dirivng through rural Zululand.

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Also in rural Zululand, the livestock rule. 

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This sign is posted on the dirt road that led to our Game Reserve, Mkuze Falls, South Africa. 

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This ratty blonde wig was perched atop a parking lot post near the Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Sydney - an advertisement for a RedBull-type drink with bourbon.  The ad was too funny not to photograph

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What kind of warning sign is it when there's an unfamiliar word involved?

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At the AgroDome gift shop where wool products are the primary product... They dressed out this mannequin to be the sexiest Little Bo Peep we've ever seen. 

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This sign implies that cyclists could break their face.

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We saw this groovy patch of grass shaped like a heart at Buller's Gorge

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While Whit took a 'potty break' in Greymouth, NZ, John spotted this vehicle leaving a parking lot....

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In your best Borat voice, say "What do you want with me, Gypsy?"

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Errrr. This sign was seen at the bottom of Franz Josef Glacier.  So, there could be a tidal wave of ICE??????

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Woof woof.  Yum yum.  And, a "Budget" product makes me think it's not beef.