First we went to Young and headed for the market. We arrived a little too late, so had some lunch at the Country Providore Cafe instead - great juices, coffee not bad, food so so - but a nice atmosphere, good service, and we bought some local produce too.
The winery we had wanted to go to was closed - obviously Chalkers Crossing are doing well with cellar door only open Monday to Thursday (??), so M made a purchase of his chosen wines at the Young tourist information centre. There's a good range there, although despite their signage, wine is not for tasting, only for buying. We purchased a Moppity Riesling 2010 & Chalker's Crossing Hilltops Shiraz 2008. We also took a quick visit to Bluestill Distillery - a business making Australian gin, vodka, bourbon and whiskey.
On our drive to Cowra we detoured when we saw a sign to Koorawatha Falls. We followed a dirt track and eventually parked when we saw other cars on the side of the road, and could see the track was looking a little too 4wheeldrive. Oh for the Jeep! A passing farmer offered us a ride up to the falls in his ute, but we decided to get some exercise. Once we made it up the hill, we found a charming spot with people picnicking and young people taking frightening leaps from the cliff top into the waterhole.
I'm delighted to report that subsequent research (ahem, Wikipedia) suggests that Koorawatha is a kooky locality - with sightings of a 'hairy man' immortalised in a poem from 1900. Hehehe.
