The Big Things Tour OZ 2011.
June 4th – Sept 2nd 2011
92 Days, 125 Big Things and more than 19000km
Day 1. Saturday June 4th
Queensland
Leave Coffs Harbour from the Big Banana Send off from 9am for a 10am Farewell
Come on down get your photo with the Trike and say a BIG GOOD BYE.
-Big Pie. Yatala
-Big Red Back Spider. Eight Mile Plains
-Suncorp Stadium
Stay – Brisbane
Distance Travelled - 410
Day 2, 3 June 5 and 6
-Big Boot. Brisbane
-Big Gun. Underwood
-Big Cicada - Cultural Centre Brisbane
-Big Cow. Yaninda
-Big Pineapple. Woombye
-Big Sticks. Eumundi
-Big Shell. Tewantin
-Big Bottle. Noosa
Stay – Sunshine Coast
Distance Travelled – 96km
Day 4. Tuesday June 7th
-Big Pumpkin. Goomeri
-Big Mandarin. Mundubbera
-Big Orange. Gayndah
Stay - Gayndah
Distance Travelled – 331km
Day 5, Wednesday June 8th
-Big Ned Kelly. Maryborough
Stay - Bundaberg
Distance travelled 255km
Day 6,7 June 9th and 10th
-Big Rum Bottle. Bundaberg
-Big Crab. Miriam Vale
- Big Bulls. Rockhampton
- Big Dugong. Rockhampton
- Big Kinka Whale. Yeppon
Stay - Rockhampton
Distance travelled 286km
Day 8 June 11th
Stay – Dingo
Distance travelled – 385km
Day 9. June 12th
-Big Cane Toad. Sarina
-Big Banana. Mackay
Stay – Mackay
Distance Travelled – 414km
Day 10, 11 June 13-14
Airlie Beach, Shute Harbour and Whitsunday Islands
Stay – Whitsundays
Distance Travelled – 161km
Day 12. June 15
-Big Mango. Bowen
-Big Snake. Home Hill
-Big Brolga. Townsville
State of Origin Game 2 (Wed 15th)
Stay – Townsville
Distance Travelled – 304km
Day 13 and 14 June 16 and 17
-Big Crab. Cardwell
-Big Gumboot. Tully
-Big Cassowary. Mission Beach
Stay – Mission Beach/Tully
Distance Travelled – 225km
Day 15,16, 17 June 18, 19th and 20th
-Big Marlin. Cairns
-Big Captain Cook. Cairns
-Big Crocodile. Daintree
-Big Barramundi. Daintree
Go Kart Challenge
Stay – Cairns/Port Douglas
Distance travelled – 389km
Day 18 June 21st
-Big Peanut. Tolga (Atherton)
-Big Fish. Tarzali Lakes (Atherton)
-Biggest Lava tubes. Undara
Stay – Undara (or Georgetown)
Distance travelled 242km
Day 19 June 22
Stay – Normanton
Distance travelled – 449km
Day 20 June 23
-Big Crocodile. Normanton
-Big Barramundi. Normanton
Stay – Karumba
Distance travelled – 76km
Day 21 June 24th
Stay – Cloncurry
Distance travelled – 465km
Day 22 June 25 (1/4 of trip)
Seriously BIG day
Stay – Barkley Homestead
Distance Travelled – 571km
Day 23 June 26
The Northern Territory
-Tenant Creek
Fossicking at Renner Springs
Stay – Renner Springs
Distance Travelled – 373km
Day 24 June 27th
-Big Termite Mounds. Mataranka
-Thermal Pools. Mataranka
Stay – Mataranka
Distance travelled – 407km
Day 25, 26, 27 June 28,29, 30
-Big Pink Buffalo. Darwin
-Big Hat. Darwin
Stay – Darwin
Distance Travelled – 454km
Day 28 July 1st
-Big Boxing Crocodile – Humpty Doo
-Big Stockwhip – Noonamah
Stay – Adelaide River
Distance travelled – 300km
Day 29 July 2nd
- Big Barra. Katherine
Stay – Katherine
Distance Travelled – 80km
Day 30 July 3
Stay - BIG Horse Creek camp ground
Distance Travelled – 320km
Day 31 July 4th (1/3 of trip)
Western Australia – The Big State
-Biggest Body of Freshwater. Lake Argyle
Stay - Kunanurra
Distance Travelled – 227km
Day 32 July 5th
-Big Crocodile. Wyndham
-5 River Lokkout
-Big Aboriginal Family in Warriu "Dreamtime" Park
Stay – Doon Doon Roadhouse
Distance Travelled – 280km
Day 33 July 6th
State of Origin
Go The Blues
Stay – Fitzroy Crossing
Distance Travelled – 569km
Day 34 July 7th
-Big Boab Tree. Derby
-Big Tides. Derby
Stay –Derby
Distance Travelled – 258km
Day 35,36,37 July 8,9 and 10
Stay – Broome
Distance Travelled – 220km
Day 38 July 11th
Stay – Pardoo Roadhouse
Distance Travelled – 462km
Day 39 July 12th
-Big Wheelbarrow. Port Headland
Stay – Karratha
Distance Travelled – 332km
Day 40 July 13th
-Big Prawn. Exmouth
Stay – Exmouth
Distance Travelled – 339km
Day 41, July 14th
Stay – Coral Bay
Distance Travelled – 395km
Day 42 July 15th
-Big Banana. Carnarvon
Stay – Gladstone Lookout Free Campsite
Distance Travelled – 361km
Day 43, 44, 45 July 16 17 and 18
Stay - Monkey Mia
Distance Travelled – 353km
Day 46 July 19th (Half Way)
Stay - Geraldton
Distance Travelled – 500km
Day 47,48,49,50 July 20,21,,22 and 23
-Big Lobster. Dongara
- Big Farmer. Carnamah.
Stay – Perth
Distance Travelled - 369km (+day Trips)
Day 51, 52 July 24, 25
-Big Orange. Harvey
-Big Pie with Sauce - Harvey
-Gnomesville
Stay – Banbury
Distance Travelled – 197km
Day 53 July 26
-Big Guitar Men. Boyup Brook
Stay – Boyup Brook
Distance Travelled – 306km
Day 54 July 27
-The Big Marron. Denmark Old Kent River Wines
Stay – Albany.
Distance Travelled - 301km
Day 55 July 28
Stay – Esperance
Distance Travelled – 483km
Day 56 July 29
Stay – Nullabour in the Bush
Distance Travelled – 391km
Day 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 July 30, 31. Aug 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
-Longest Straight Stretch of road (146.6km)
The BIG Breakdown... Stranded for 7 nights while we fix two wheel bearings
Stay – Caiguna on the 90 mile straight.....yes you guessed it, on The Nullabour
Distance Travelled – 150km the last 80km we were doing 5-20kmph...slow going.
Day 64 August 6th
South Australia
-Big Kangaroo. border Village
Joined The Border run, Chasing the pudding.
Stay - Border Village
Distance Travelled 284km
Day 65 August 7th
-Big Whale. Nullabour Roadhouse
Stay – In the Bush Nullabour
Distance Travelled – 437km
Day 66 August 8th
- Big Wombat. Penong
Big Oyster. Ceduna
Stay – Wundinna
Distance Travelled – 437km
Day 67 August 9
Josh turns 9 Today!! Happy BIG Birthday Josho
- Big Farmer. Wundinna
- Big Gular. Kimba
Stay –Port Augusta
Distance Travelled – 437km
Day 68 August 10
Adelaide we will be back at The end of the year. BIG Things Tour 2.
Our week stranded on the Nullabour has left no time and we want to explore your city and see all it has to offer. See you all Soon.
Stay – somewhere south of Adelaide
Distance Travelled – 332km
Day 69 August 11
VICTORIA
Day 70 August 12
- Great Ocean Rd
Stay –Geelong
Distance Travelled – 305km
Day 71,72 August 13-14
- Big Coffee @ 65 Degrees yummo
Hi Melbourne, just like Adelaide we have been thrown out of wack after getting stranded on the Nullabour
We will stay for a quick visit and a great coffee or two......then we shall return in the summer to explore your city and this wonderful state you call Victoria.....it will be BIG.
We cant wait to come back.
Stay –Melbourne
Distance Travelled – 100km (+day trips)
Day 73 August 15
Big Strawberry - Koonoomoo
Big Murray Cod - Toculwal
NSW
Stay - Jerrilderee
Distance Travelled - 326km
Day 74, 75,76,77 August 16, 17, 18,19
- Big Playble Guitar - Narranderra
Stay - Dubbo
Distance Travelled - 358km
Day 78 August 20
-BIG Day. Marlene and Steve's Wedding. Newcastle
Stay –Newcastle
Distance Travelled – 400km
Day 79, 80 August 21,22
Stay – Dubbo
Distance Travelled – 400
Day 81 August 23
- Big Miners Lamp. Lithgow
- Big Gold Panner. Bathurst
Big Bike. Molong
Big Apple, Bilpin
Stay – Richmond
Distance Travelled –400km
Day 82,83,84,85,86,87 August 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
- Big City. Sydney
Big Boot. Rozelle
And all the other amazing BIG things in Australias BIGGEST city.
Stay – Sydney
Distance Travelled – 40
Day 88, 89 August 30, 31
-Big Mosquito Hexham
Stay –Maitland
Distance Travelled –293km
Day 90 September 1st
Stay – Medowie
Distance Travelled –162km
Day 92, 93 Saturday September 2nd 3rd
-Big Oyster. Taree
-Big Ayres rock karuah
-Big Axe. Kew
-Big Bowling Ball. Lake Cathie
-Big Bull. Wauchope
Stay –Port Macquarie
Distance Travelled –103km
Day 93 Sunday September 4th
- The Big Return. Coffs Harbour
Distance travelled – 168km
TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELLED – 19027km
Total Days Taken – 94
Total Big Things Visited - 100+
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