July 11, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
On our way to Blue Mountains, we have time to explore the iconic "Big Chook" in Mount Vermont NSW. It is located approximately 45 minutes from Sydney CBD, depending on traffic and it is not hard to get there, still I recommend a GPS.
From the Motorway it is approximately 10 minutes drive to get toRead more
July 10, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °CThis is the last of the big things, coming all the way from Longreach before getting back to Brisbane. The "Big Red Elephant" is located on one side of the highway and is easily spotted. The location looks different to earlier photos I've seen, I don't know if it got relocated after the floods inRead more
July 9, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °CNext on the list, coming back to Brisbane is the "Big Sausage King" located in Centenary Heights, Toowoomba. I made to the place following my GPS and the address I found in Wikipedia. This Big Sausage is sitting on top of a convenient store and apparently was stolen during some restoration.
July 6, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This is one of the most popular "Big Thing" and it is being looked after. It is an icon in Roma and is part of a Night Show where Oil & Gas exploration in the area from the early beginnings is explained. Unfortunately I was too tired after driving 7 hours from Barcaldine that I missed the show.
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July 5, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Following Landsborouh highway then at Moven it turns into Warrego highway, from there another 2 hours and plenty of roadworks to Roma, the main town in the Western Downs region.
The "Big Bolt & Nut" are not easy to spot, I knew roughly where they were using the address in Wikipedia and driving atRead more
July 3, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °CContinuing South on Landsborough highway and a bit over an hour south of Tambo I arrived to Augathella, no much to see in town other than the "Big Meat Ant" sculpture located in a park dedicated to this type of ants. The park is not on the highway but in town, not difficult to find though, just headRead more
July 3, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
I know there is a "Big Merino" in NSW and that is really big, however we need to get some credit to the residents of Blackall. The Big Merino is part of the dedication residents have to sheep and also a memorial to Jackie Howe, apparently the best sheep shredder to ever walk the planet.
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July 2, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After spending a terrific holiday in the Whitsunday, it was time to go back to Mackay.
After some negotiation with my wife I convinced her to drive the extra 50 minutes north to Bowen before returning to Mackay (overall a 3 hour trip).
Having the Big Banana X 2, the Big Pinneapple, Big Orange, BigRead more
July 1, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
On holidays again yepeee. This time we are heading to Airlie Beach and the Withsundays, hooray.
The first stop after arriving in Mackay was the "Big Banana", located in a carpark in the corner of Harbour road and Palmer st in the northern side of town. It is definitely a Big Banana but smaller inRead more
June 30, 1991 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The last of the Big Icons in the Gem fields is the "Big Miner" in Rubyvale.
Rubyvale is an extra 10 minutes drive from Sapphire on a winding road. After passing an aggregate quarry and a farm with Camels I finally arrived in town.
The Big Miner is located outside Bobby Dazzler mine, in here oneRead more
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