It's really weird to be heading north and have the Pacific to your right!
Northerners; it was 96F today, 100F a couple days ago. So I found this cool beach...

I have been seeing these turkey-size things & wondered what they are -Australian White Ibis. 
This particular bird just had lunch by using his long beak to poke into a garbage can and tossing stuff out. People here don't pay any more attention to them than we do seagulls.

Some Australian oddities...
* Against all odds, "Tassie" in pronounced "Tazie"
* "Manure" is simply called "cow poo"
* An "auto body shop' is called a "Smashup" facility
* Not one single "pay at the pump" is to be found here
* Fruit cannot be transported across some "state" lines (fruit flies are OK)
* Sunglasses are called "sunnies" (cool!)
* Breakfast? - "brekkie"
* "Mossies" are a cute name for mosquitos
* Truck past me with a sign "Reptile Removal Service"
* "Roof Painting $160" - all the roofs are metal here

Behind my campsite, about 130 miles south of Sydney. About time I have actual proof that I am in fact in Australia! I think the big guy (center) is about 5ft tall

Back to the Big Island!

Started the tour of the Australian mainland. Here the big bike has a little more room. Just to give you an idea of its proportion, here it is parked behind an SUV on the side of the road - takes up an entire parking space and dwarfs the guitar sitting on it, which is in a pretty big case! Lots of free campgrounds in Australia - some communities provide camping in some rest areas. This must be in order to help provide relief from the common syndrome indicated on a bizarre sign I saw today;

"DON'T SLEEP & DRIVE"

Can't help wondering how that would look on the multiple choice written test...

The PICTURE of retirement! (The "Ron" method)

The "Great Bay" of the Tasman Sea with mountains of Bruny Island across it...

& as always with my tent, a big bike and my guitar! Do NOT try this at home!

The blue dot has found a new place to appear this morning! Roads are little twisty around here...

Tasmania!

This picture of the loaded-down bike was taken on the mainland peninsula (Arthur's Seat) near where the ferry was to travel to Tasmania: I am now near Arthur River. Check out this spot (GPS below) where I get 5 bars of 4G, like everywhere I have been so far. Good luck with that AT&T... Might get a little rain tomorrow but the rest of the first week in Tassie promises to be quite pleasant - highs in mid 80's, lows to low 60's.