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Title: My "Big" Ride
Post by: StinkyPete on November 09, 2016, 02:45:42 PM
I had a couple of days up my sleeve, the weather was looking good, so I decided to go for a decent ride.   My specific aim was add to my tally of my ST with “Big Things”.   Have a look at my route, that took me on some previously unridden back roads through Victoria.
On my first day I bagged the following:
Big Golfer at Pinaroo
Big Mural at Brim (seriously impressive)
Big Bull at Birchip
Big Murray Cod at Swan Hill
Big Sheep Shears at Hay
Today I rode back home through the Riverland, and saw the Murrumbidgee in flood with the Balranald Caravan Park barely out of the water and sandbags across the top of the levee bank just keeping the cabins dry, with some already flooded.   As well as an impressive sunrise shot across the Hay Plain, I photographed some more Big Things.
Big Tyre at Yamba
Big Lizzie at Red Cliff
Big Ram at Karoonda

See  http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=68.msg1210681#new (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=68.msg1210681#new)   for my Big Thing photos.
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: Diesel on November 09, 2016, 04:45:02 PM
Well done mate. You have certainly established yourself as the "big" stinky on his forum.  😚
Really enjoy your pics and we know you love collecting them too.  👍

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Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: Biggles on November 09, 2016, 05:16:41 PM
Well done on having such an interesting theme.
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: richo on November 09, 2016, 05:17:42 PM
 :clap. Well done Pete, a great theme to the ride as well
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: alans1100 on November 09, 2016, 06:40:56 PM
I didn't there was a big ram at Karoonda but it has been awhile since we were that way. Had a look on google maps and I would have missed it anyway.

Nice ride though.
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: Lionel on November 09, 2016, 06:47:45 PM
We've got a big Parliament House in Canberra if you need a longer ride.
It's filled with idiot politicians from the six states that send them here.  :||||
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: StinkyPete on November 09, 2016, 07:46:54 PM
I've just discovered that the collective noun for Clowns is a Shudder.  :grin
Canberra could therefore have the Big Shudder, or the Big Circus
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: Shiney on November 09, 2016, 07:58:26 PM
Awesome work mate, thanks for sharing :hatwave

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Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: johnnyYTED on November 09, 2016, 08:34:18 PM
:dred11
 a nice 'BIG' ride Pete,, thanks for sharing,, :thumbs
I muST get out and find some big things,, and STop n get pics.. :eek
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: Lionel on November 09, 2016, 10:45:06 PM
"Canberra could therefore have the Big Shudder, or the Big Circus"   :rofl
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: NTRebel on November 09, 2016, 10:50:01 PM
Or both in winter Lionel. :dred11 :dred11

paul
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: ST2UP on November 10, 2016, 08:31:46 AM
"BIG" effort Pete  :thumbsup
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: StinkyPete on November 10, 2016, 08:39:16 AM
I love this town sign, and it was a must to bag that as well.   :crackup
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: Kev Murphy on November 11, 2016, 07:42:42 AM
Christmas about 5 years ago, the town of Speed changed it's name temporarily to 'Slow' as a road safety incentive during the holidays.  :thumb
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: tj189 on November 12, 2016, 05:54:41 AM
Thanks for sharing Pete.  At the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour there is or at least used to be a sign showing a large number of Big things around Australia, not sure how up to date it is though.
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: StinkyPete on November 12, 2016, 07:50:37 AM
Thanks for sharing Pete.  At the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour there is or at least used to be a sign showing a large number of Big things around Australia, not sure how up to date it is though.

Thanks TJ.   Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive and up-to-date list, and I snap one with my ST whenever an opportunity presents itself.   :thumb     See   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%27s_big_things
Title: Re: My "Big" Ride
Post by: tj189 on November 12, 2016, 04:45:15 PM
Crikey, that is a bit list :eek  I think the one at the big banana must have been before wikipedia ;-*  maybe before computers