Travel

I'm A.... What?

I saw this sign and thought - What's a "Gine"?

Then summoned the little energy I had left from shopping and re-focused...Oh, I get it....

Always Someone There to Help

Never fear - if you're not quite sure what to do, just chat to these guys at Irish Murphy's pub in town...

Lucky?

This caught my eye

then this...

So, either he was very lucky and made a million and didn't need to run a shop anymore, or....

I Want One of These...

No Need For a Translator

Babinda

I drove south of Cairns to spend a few hours kayaking along Babinda Creek.  I stopped at Babinda for lunch - and was taken with these fun signs

 I liked the term "picture theatre"

 So here's my transport

 along a creek I had pretty much to myself for two and a half hours

Driving back to Cairns I saw a house and sheds well on the way to collapsing back into the landscape.  I kept thinking of all the fabric rusting opportunities...

Art is everywhere

On the 3 days I worked in Civic, I had a breakfast coffee at The Blue Olive -  and noticed the blackboard menu on the last day...

Equity

So nice to see - the sign caters for those who have had elocution lessons, and those who have a more strine pronunciation...

Liquor Store Sign

Bumper Sticker

Sign

Texas Pun

Remember the

Signs

Do you find that some things always remind you of something else?  Every time I drive past this sign

I think of actress Charlotte Rampling and her killer cheekbones...

Business Card

I have never been to a Tattoo Parlour/Piercing Shop, but tagged along behind Bronte who needed a new stud.  This business card appealed to me

The job title had me do a double take - Head Piercer - really???

Um..No Thanks

Why?

Not sure why a coffee shop should be named after a Lancastrian martial art using black puddings*, but I guess it makes sense to someone, somewhere...

 *as per The Goodies

Capricious?

Hmm, this is en route to quite a few government offices in town.  I wonder whether there's any significance in that...

A Simple Plea....

End of an Era

Borders in town used to be a destination store for me - but no longer -