Deciding it was time to head west again in my quest to visit places alphabetically in NSW I drove to Canowindra. My route took me to Crookwell - freezing cold at 3 degrees with sleet and snow on the hills!
Just before you enter Crookwell you come across a wind farm which was really quite spectacular watching the huge blades turning at speed. The drive here had been quite an effort with the strong winds buffeting the car so you can imagine the power being produced by the wind farm!
A quick trip into Crookwell Information centre was very useful as the lady there was telling me that lots of roads had been blocked because of flooding - I had noticed the streams and rivers pelting along. She also mentioned that 'being English you will understand about black ice - and I never think that my accent is stong!!!
Brunch was needed but my only choice was to have take away in the car - the bacon and egg roll had never tasted so good.
It was only snowy in the field for a short time and it started to rain, On of the roads I had originally wanted to take was a dirt road but the information lady mentioned that it would not be a good choice because of the weather conditions so I erred on the side of caution and gave it a miss! It was so good to see the wide open spaces and the drive to Canowndra continued without a problem,
I always go to the Information centre when I arrive at a place and this one here in Canowindra was exceptional as it was also where you can see the 'Age of Fishes' museum where you can see displays of 360 million year old fossils from when the area was a large inland waterway. These type of fish fossils have also been found in Alaska and Greenland!!!!
I am staying in a motel overlooking the river which has flooded quite significantly.
Today, Monday, I followed the Information centre's walking route looking at the historical places around the town. The cold certainly makes you walk faster than your usual pace!
Unfortunately, as with many of these rural towns, lots of the businesses have closed down. Having ticked off the local walk it was into the car heading towards Grenfell. Driving along trafficless roads gives you the freedom to take your time and turn off at the last minute. I did this down one side road only to find
There has been so much flooding that anywhere near the river is cut off. The sheep and lambs didn't seem concerned! Getting back on to the main road I can across the village of Goolooogong hoping for a coffee - forget it! With a population of 466 there's possibly no call for coffee. This was an area that had a significant number of land girls during the war to pick significant amounts of tomatoes for the local canning factory!
I carried on to Grenfell for the coffee and found a very pleasant place. A quick visit to the Information centre saw me with map in hand. After a short distance I really couldn't see which direction to go so I asked two ladies out walking their dog. They offered to walk with me to the Silos I wished to visit. They were really helpful and took me through streets giving me all the history of the places.
I spent a pleasant half hour with them and we eventually arrived at the silos and gave me an insight into the painting of them.
It was very impressive! 
Very nice to see some of the plants in bloom!
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