Land Rover in Orange have now booked-in our car for Monday to start investigating the issue. In the meantime we’re getting the opportunity to investigate Orange and the surrounding towns.

First call of the day was a visit to our local coffee shop – Factory Espresso and for the first time I got to try a Portuguese tart fresh from the oven – wow! So much better when they are still warm and crispy.

It was just warm enough to sit outdoors but a cool breeze this morning meant a hoodie was called for. Viewing the breakfast menu we realised a further visit will be required.

Bring on the Colour

With autumn upon us we drove over to Lake Canobolas for a good walk having seen several photographs showing the surrounding trees in all their autumnal glory. We were, however, perhaps a week or two too early to see them at their best and were left wondering how much the lack of rain had affected them leaving the leaves looking dehydrated. The lake itself clearly demonstrated just how dry it had been leaving large areas of the lakebed exposed.

Mount Canobolas

Bedecked with radio towers and overlooking Orange sits Mount Canobolas – the highest point between Sydney and Perth. We followed the narrow, winding road to the top hoping for a good vantage point to photograph the surrounding hills and townships. Sadly it had become a little hazy and, yet again, trees blocking much of the view. With less haze it would have been a good opportunity to use the drone to photograph above the trees, but with the large number of radio and TV towers along the peak it wouldn’t have been the safest or wisest place to fly. I can just imagine how interesting a viewpoint this would be after a fresh winter’s snowfall and a clear blue sky, but the road to the top could well be a challenge.