I've been blogging over at my Big things blog but thought it would be fun to compile all the Big Things
I discovered on our trip down to Port Macquarie, into one post here :)
I discovered on our trip down to Port Macquarie, into one post here :)
First up the big prawn!
Definitely my favourite big thing so far, it was amazing! Recently it under went a facelift - 400,000 dollars later and he finally has a tail and a new paint job :) Well spent coin in my opinion!
I love it most when people around me get on board with my love of Big things
They get even more points when they want in on the picture!
This guy is Ben's brother, Paul outside the Big Bowls in Lake Cathie
The Big Banana
or as I like to call it the big overhype :P
It is one of Australia's most famous big things but honestly I've seen better :p
(oops maybe that's too harsh!)
Kew's Big Axe
(the very small township of Kew seem to be very proud of this axe, so I better watch my words here :P)
In a more random direction, just before the big prawn we saw this pineapple at a petrol station. Definitely one of the more bizarre big things finds as it didn't seem to have any purpose and you could also go inside of it! Whilst the windmill on the right unfortunately has a tragic story attached where the original builder died whilst constructing it :(
Full Disclaimer: I didn't know that fact before posing for the photo so I probably wouldn't of looked so happy
(my faux pas)
Cunningham's Big Bunch of Bananas
Like the big banana, the big bunch of bananas also lives in Coffs Harbour and unfortunately suffers under it's shadow - I still thought it was cool :)
The Big Knight and the Big Avo
both are adjoined to tourist attractions, Macadamia Nut World and Tropical Fruit World which we unfortunately didn't have time to visit :(
And lucky last the Beehive at Urunga
which we did get to stop in and where I picked myself up some yummy local honey!
I'm not sure if I told you guys but Ben and I are roadtrippin' back to Port on the 20th because Ben's brother (the guy on the motorbike above) is getting married - woohoo, it was a bit of a surprise but I'm super excited to go back, I love road trips! This time we're also taking the inland track down rather than the ocean way so I can photograph a few more big things *looks ridiculous excited*
Oh another happy note, Ben is back, *dances like crazy* woohoo!
(forgive me if this blog turns into a ghost town for a while :P)
Catch you on the flip side!
That giant prawn is definitely one of the greatest big things I've ever seen. Next to the giant pierogi in Alberta, that is.
ReplyDeleteI definitely had to google that one Mariko - oh my goodness - way too awesome - I need to get myself to Alberta :P
Deletethis is too cool. reminds me of a road trip I took in Canada a couple of years ago. they have tons of that stuff too :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh, this makes me think now I have to add Canada to my travel wishlist!
Deletethat big shrimp cracks me. I always think its super funny what people make big. My parents live on the coast and in their town there is a giant frying pan and a giant razor clam.
ReplyDeletelol - they're inventive and random all in one :P
DeleteWe don't have huge things like this in Portugal ahahah i am in love with the shrimp :D
ReplyDeleteHappy valentine for you and your sweetheart :)
Thank-you Sara!!! xoxox
Deleteomg this is so awesome! i love that big banana! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this! Completely awesome :) Is it a common thing in NSW or is something you have been noticing? My favorite is a tie between the shrimp and the beehive house (it reminds me about the bees episode in Pushing daises). So happy for you to have Ben back at home!! And congrats to his brother wedding and the road trip ahead (exciting!).
ReplyDeleteAll around Australia there are Big Things, some states have lots more, NSW and Victoria and Queensland are the three main contenders - I'd eventually love to go all around Australia collecting them all :) Oh is Pushing daises good? I remember seeing a poster for it and the poster looked amazing but I totally forgot about watching it :P
Deletehave fun on your road trip - can't wait to see more Big things on your blog :-D
ReplyDeleteyay - thank-you!!
DeleteI love your big things journey! So far I've only been to the big banana (I agree, it's a bit nonsense, though I loved their frozen choc dipped banana) and the big ram. I need to play catch up!!
ReplyDeleteoh man we try a frozen choc dipped banana! Maybe my review would of been much more in favour had we of :P I'm yet to see the Big Ram, it's on my list though - he he!
Deletelove these big things so much :)
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