Borenore Caves

The ancient limestone caves are the feature attraction at Borenore, and there are several that are open to explore. The most popular is Arch Cave, and it’s a good idea to bring a torch so you can see the stalactites, stalagmites, columns and flowstones inside. Drive the scenic Borenore trail and finish up with a picnic or barbecue lunch at the caves. The picnic area is a large grassy area, with plenty of shady trees, electric barbecues which are free to use and toilets. They are situated on the Escort Way 17kms out of Orange.

CUMULUS WINES

This is where Drew's work is - and boy the red grape juice stains workclothes.

Orange

On Sunday we decided to take a look around Orange. It always baffled me that a place called Orange was where apples and cherries grew. Orange is known as the food basket of NSW, they celebrate F.O.O.D. week from 12th to 21st April where they have food & wine tastings throughout the area . Originally known as Blackman's Swamp 'Orange' was so named by Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchell in honour of the Prince of Orange, who later became the King of Holland. It is also the birth place of A.B."Banjo" Patterson, they have a monument near the Tourist Information Centre, downtown Orange. We also took some time out at Cook Park which is a beautiful park with plenty of seats so one can admire the extraordinary mix of trees, some coming from the Himalayas. We also visited the Botanic Gardens which was a open plan with dog parks, lake, and a lot of work has been done recently.