A Few Big Things

It all started with the big carrot in New Zealand.  And now it has become a compulsive act of hugging and sometimes even kissing.  We get quite excited when we come across giant-sized things and Australia has lots of them.  Here are some of our favs.

This evil looking giant koala definitely needed a hug (I am hugging his front left paw).  Like they say, be kind to unkind people - they need it the most.

This is the famous Australian bad guy - Ned Kelly.  Thanks to his homemade bucket helmet and body armor, he was hard to kill.  And because of his great size, he was kind of hard to hug as well.

This is the Cunnamulla Fella with my fella.  He is a young, single ranch hand and I was a bit shy about hugging him.  So Jens stood in for me on this one.

This cutie hasn't been around for a long time.  Ziggy (Zygomaturus trilobus) and his kin disappeared off the face of this earth 46,000 years ago, give or take.

This fine gentleman is Australia's most prolific poet.  CJ Dennis is best known for "The Sentimental Bloke".  

Just no way to hug this woolly.  Gosh darn he's huge!  I doubt Subway would ever dare to serve lamb with him looking over them. 

Now we are in the opal mining town of Coober Pedy.  They're not so creative these miners so their big thing was a bucket... 

...and a very tall and skinny miner.  

A little further North was an Aborigine lady and her daughter.  Quite a beautiful piece of art - perhaps a bit too large to bring home though.

And here is another long lost creature outside the museum in Richmond.  

A rather large gumboot in Tully ... That's me at the top shaking hands with the cane toad.

It's a giant pumpkin squash!  And below a sun kissed (and Ev kissed) mango.

No, it isn't an alien.  It's supposed to be a cane toad.  Ugly little creature, but he got a kiss nonetheless. 

Well that pretty much wraps up our collection of big things.  And yes, I guess the long drives can get a little boring.