Woke this morning to the lovely view over glassy Lake Hume. Can't believe only us and another nomad had this idyllic spot to ourselves! The Wymah Valley, as we drove out to meet the Olympic Highway, was picture perfect basking in the morning sunshine! We knew it was going to be another great day of road tripping! And it was!
The Olympic Highway whisked us into the beautiful farming region of the Riverina with its spectacular prime farming and grazing land. Sheep, cattle, wheat and oats surrounded us! Saw companion grazing today - Llama's grazing with the ewes and their lambs - the Lamas protect the lambs from foxes! - they are very aggressive towards foxes apparently.
The highway guided us through many lovely towns and villages, all with a claim to fame! :)
Culcairn - birthplace of Equestrian Olympian Andrew Hoy; Henty - home of the Header; Yerong Creek - home of the Vintage Rally; The Rock - Lion of the Plains; Wagga Wagga - NSW Largest Inland City; Junee - birthplace of Ray "Rabbit" Warren; and Cootamundra - birthplace of Sir Donald Bradman. Instead of continuing to Young on the Olympic we decided to take a trip down memory lane for Pete and detoured to Boorowa where he lived for 3 years during his first teaching post. This nostalgic side trip took us through Harden - Home of the First Australian Lighthorse and on into Boorowa - Home of the Best Merino Sheep. After spending a few hours revisiting Peter's haunts around the "updated" Boorowa, we wended our way to Cowra - home to the Australian replica on the UN's World Peace Bell, our destination for the day.
Liked the sign as you left a town - "Thanks for visiting, keep safe, keep smiling"
HENTY
THE ROCK
WAGGA WAGGA
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Wagga straddles the Murrumbidgee River
A bit of trivia - the Chicko Roll was first introduced at the Wagga Wagga Show in 1951
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JUNEE
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| The lovely main street |
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| Junee Roundhouse - Rail and Transport Museum. It has one of Australia's largest working turntables, with trains from every era on display. |
COOTAMUNDRA
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| Adams Street |
BOOROWA
Peter was amazed at the transformation Boorowa has undergone! He couldn't believe his eyes when we drove into the town!
In 2007 the town underwent a huge make over - highlighting its history, preening its parks and gardens, streetscaping the town centre, and creating the parrot symbol has made a huge difference and tourism has boomed in this lovely little country town since its reinvention! The rolling hills, fertile farmland and sheep dotted paddocks surrounding the town are stunning.
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| We're the BEST! |
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| The glossy brochure in the Tourist Information Centres promoting the lovely Boorowa..................... |
The Council has produced a great guide with three different walks around the town - "Follow the Shamrock Trails around Historic Boorowa". An interesting little town historically!
Join us on "Peter's Walk down Memory Lane"..............................
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| Historic St Patrick's Church,1839 |
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| Renowned for its beautiful stained glass |
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| The house where Pete boarded when he first came to Boorowa |
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| Boorowa Central School where Pete taught for 3 years |
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| As the Agriculture teacher he spent a lot here at the school farm |
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| Another one of Pete's homes while teaching in Boorowa, but it didn't look like this! - it has been demolished and this home has popped up in its place. The tennis court next door ,which he frequented, is still the same! |
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| The new manicured park |
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| The trees and gardens in the main street didn't exist in Pete's time |
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| The town pool where Pete taught Lifesaving |
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| The Boorowa Hotel - the old watering hole after many a sporting match/game! |
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| The new streetscaping |
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Where Pete spent his first night on arrival in Boorowa before he secured permanent accommodation.
His Apex meetings were also held here. |
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| The beautiful leafy "Riverwalk" |
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| The old building now an upmarket B&B |
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| The old Central Hotel is now professional offices |
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| The Menswear Store is still the same!!!! |
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| A popular new addition to town - and it was "superb"! |
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| What Boorowa is all about - fine wool growing |
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The stunning surrounding countryside
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A most enjoyable day!
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