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Signs are an important and interesting form of communication. As we travel from country to country, we are intrigued by the signs we see and thought we'd share some of them with you. We'll add to this section as we find more.

Taken from a bus while traveling in Peru...watch out for vicuna!!

In Bonaire, they're everywhere!

In Chile, follow this sign to the freshest seafood and fish.

Why did the tortoise cross the road? And how long did it take him?    (the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador)

We weren't sure how to handle this as we had left our compasses and pacemakers back on the boat.  (Chile)

A Harry Potter zone in Chile?

Handcarved by David, two matching signboards give Cups some class.

Yikes!     (Callao, Peru)

While visiting Brennan and Hannah in Vermont, we happen to spot these!  We congratulate the Dept. of Transportation in Vermont for their fine sense of humor on the moose sign.

Back in Colorado, these three these signs are familiar to us.

No, this is not a bluebird zone as originally thought, but rather Chilean postal service.

Welcome to Antarctica's British Lockroy Station

This is not a bra store, but rather an upscale chain of clothing stores in Uruguay.

We saw this sign while visiting Marcie's high school girlfriends while anchored in Lake Worth, FL. Janet (Phipps) Fryman sent along the photo for this page.

How can you resist a sign that says: "Kiss Someone"...luckily David was close by!

Thanks to Marcie's sister, Lin, for this Massachusetts Turnpike sign... a reminder of home!

Each country seems to have its own cautions for its citizens. South Africa and Namibia, because of the number of wild animals really had some great signs. They even had a sign for an insect!  And then,of course, beyond having all those great animals, they also have deserts to be wary of. See what we mean below...

and springboks...actually boks of all sorts... bonteboks, rheboks, grysboks, steenboks and blesboks!

Watch out for warthogs!!!

and swimming with hippos (as if!).

and you must be wary of Cape Buffalos!

But cats? Come on now! Although Jelly liked this one a lot!

And lions, of course!

We have to admit...this was the first "watch out for insects" sign we ever saw.

Not only dung beetles, but dung itself has the right of way! Dung beetles are endangered species, by the way.

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More to come...we'll add it here.