On the country road, Cowra way, NSW

What's happened to Law & Order out here?

Anubis (newbie) is growing... fluffier...

and more adorable

Cowra Peace Bell

Ring any bells?

Japanese Gardens, Cowra

At Canowindra NSW, Australia's ballooning capital

The Cowra region is a bubble

We've spent a few days at Canowindra, mysteriously pronounced CaNOUNdra by the locals, with a silent 'wind'. Perhaps apt, because the place has been remarkably free of the wind, rain, hail and snow that the rest of NSW went through recently. The place is like a bubble.

This Cowra region is a micro-climate, which is why it is so perfect for wine-growing.  

It was like being in the eye the storm as the rest of NSW froze, including our old haunts in the Blue Mountains.

Next stop Cowra itself, before wending our way back Central Coast way.

The best camps in life are free - still loving Carcoar Dam

We're developing a taste for free camping

Richmond NSW

Richmond - almost free at $10 a night with power and water!

Beside still waters. Carcour Dam - amazing, totally free camp site, country NSW, SW of Blaney

Windmills across the water