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It took me aggggggeeeeessssssss to figure out who painted this mural and like always it was a random scroll to the bottom of their IG account looking for something else.  The mur…

You'll be happy to know I actually brought this one. So cute! Pool was full of bees btw.

Erldunda Roadhouse   I aqquired this ball from the reception Christmas Tree of the Erldunda Roadhouse.  We camped there for the night and had a wonderful dinner before I took Maty…

This was a fun picture. I was on the home stretch from Daly Waters with only a few more stops til I reached home. I'd been on the road for a few months by this time driving …

Go home Daly Waters, you're drunk! I heard prior to hitting Daly Waters for 'Australia's most remote traffic light' that it was permanently set to orange. The lo…

Mark Egan 2005 I liked the attention to detail Mark Egan put into both of his sculptures. The BIG Aboriginal Hunter was brought to life in 2005 and stands atop a hill that's n…

I missed out of doing Uluru in 2016  as my partner had a dog and we were on our way to the Northern Territory to live.

What can I say about Petermann.... it's dusty? It has this cool looking boomerang sign with spear embellishments? or the staff are weird. If you look closely at the sign on …

So this is a super interesting BIG Thing. First I want you to check out Going Ferals Blog 7 pictures deep you'll see the BIG can from their travels in 1996. I contacted the …

Anmatjere - Anmatjere Woman and Child 2007 This impressive sculpture by Mark Egan was constructed in 2008, unlike her male counterpart, who was created in 2005. Mark Egan is also …

The Berry Springs Nature Reserve is a really interesting place. It's choc filled with strange sculptures, fun ranger / animal interactions and the bus.... don't get me s…

Swordfish I passed this billboard many times with the intention to stop but always missed it. It's on the highway with a 110km limit. If you're travelling  to Darwin it&…

BIG Gold Nugget BIG Thing My metal detector found gold.  AU yeah! There's not much to say about the BIG Gold Nugget... It's a big gold nugget :P There's no plaque and …

The BIG Stock Whip What a whipper! It doesn't get any more Aussie than a 7 meter tall 10 meter long stock whip. You can find this beaut gracing the gates to Mick Denigan's…

The Mecure Hotel suprisingly blended really well into the surroundings. We Drove right around the block before it finally clicked and I saw the crocodile in the structures design.…

Termite Mounds of the NT When I moved to the Northern Territory and before I used beer as a means to keep cool and hydrate, yep, I went there! I looked like this. Wasn't I…

Plaque reads as follows: "The Fizzer Henry Ventlia Peckham 1872-1911 Packhorse mailman of the Never Never" Before the fence was erected around the adjacent park there …

Mataranka's famous Banyan Tree! I'd never seen a Banyan tree before visiting this landmark. Or rather never recognized a banyan tree for what it was. I found it absolute…

Charlie the Buffalo Roadside Attraction I don't know how many people have seen the 1986 extremely Aussie movie 'Crocodile Dundee' but Charlie was the animal star of …

So here's me being offered a beer by the friendly Pink Panther of Larrimah! I tried looking into the BIG stubby but like most BIG Things in the NT it was a hot day, the loca…