Our route took us past the Lake Cargelligo Silos. They are one of the first things you see as you drive into town and anytime I see this style of silo I think of this town I visited often as a child. Despite it being harvest season, it was quiet, due to the rain over the last few days.
As we drove along we continued to see many wheat crops.
The first place we drove through was the tiny town of Ungarie. There is a nice little park where we stopped for morning tea. The town celebrated its 150 years in 2022 and there is a mural in the shelter shed.
There is also a beautiful carving - completed using a chainsaw. How incredible.
Ungarie has been in the news over the last few years due to serious flooding from the innocuous little creek that runs through it and the fact that the Post Office had been closed temporarily due to circumstances beyond their control. Fortunately, it is now open again, as it is a hub of the town.
The other reason we had heard of Ungarie in recent times was because it has The Big Football.
This is to celebrate the fact that four brothers from one Ungarie family were all stars in AFL football.
After our morning tea we did a little wobble tour of the town, unexpectedly finding a garage with great murals and a pretty little church. These weren’t on the main drag, so we are glad we made the detour.
Back on the road, we made it to West Wyalong in time for lunch, after a nice wander up and down the Main Street, taking in all the lovely old buildings.
Our destination for the day was Grenfell, where we free camped in the Railway Station precinct.
Once settled in it was time to take a walk up and down the street, as we always do. More lovely old buildings.
After tea, once the sun had set, it was time to walk up to see the painted silos illuminated. This has only occurred since our last visit, It was really effective.
In the morning, we took the vans up there for a photo shoot.
Although we have been through Grenfell loads of times, we played the tourist in a different part of town, O’Brien’s Hill. This is where gold was discovered in the area and was the richest goldfields in the colony for a time. It is a nicely presented area with picnic areas and has a lovely view over the town. There is still evidence of the previous mining activities.
Next to the mining area is the Grenfell Endemic Garden, which was set up in 1990s. A local man was a keen collector of locally endemic plants and in conjunction with the council this garden was established. It is only fairly small, but beautifully laid out and the plants well identified.
We were now well on our way home, enjoying the view as we approached Cowra.
Our final stop on our trip was to enjoy the Cowra Rose Garden next to the Visitor Information Centre, which was in full bloom. This rose is actually called the “Cowra Rose” and I think it was my favourite.
It was a very enjoyable few days away. There is so much to see when you get off the beaten track. It was very special to share it with our good friends.
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