This morning at breakfast the discussion was general and
also where the other guests had been visiting the day before. The owner of the
bread and breakfast suggested that one of the beautiful drives and place to see
was Cowra which had a lot of things being done to celebrate the centenary of
the First World War. We decided that since it was a beautiful sunny day maybe
we should go there and leave the sightseeing of Bathurst itself for the next
day.
The landscape of the Mid Tablelands is always beautiful. This
area was fairly green given that everyone has been saying that we need some
rain. Even here, as in the Lower Tablelands, there were wind turbines on the
far hill. We did look for a name to the wind farm but the sign only said wind
farm!
Driving down winding road up and down the hills for 40
minutes we came up to a sign for Carcoar Village and being a
brown tourist sign we decided to have a look. The village was not in view as we
turned into the lane. Then you saw the drop down the hill and the village in
the valley. This is the third oldest
settlement in the Blue Mountains besides the Belubula River.
The place is quiet; I guess this is not the tourist season
and also a Tuesday. The buildings have been well restored and preserved. The
only places that appeared to be open were the post office and the general
store. We saw 1 truck pass by, 1 Ute parked and 1 man walking across the bridge
over the river. The antique shop would have been a good stroll around had it
been open and yes a cup of tea would have been welcome had the tea place been
open too. I think the court house was open but probably not for rubberneckers
at this time of year and week. There are numerous museums listed in the tourist
information and maybe it would be worth a visit during the season to see them.
Took a few photos of this lovely little hidden village and
went on our way to Cowra.
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