Next day we were off again heading towards Tumut. Before we reached Tumut we took a little detour to see the famous “Dog on the Tucker Box” near Gundagai. The ‘Dog’ is on the tucker box beside a very nice rest area with a couple of souvenir shops and cafes where you can enjoy lunch or just a coffee. If you need to refuel this is a great place as it provides a very large fuel outlet great for those towing a caravan. Then we headed back on the road to head towards Tumut.
We based ourselves in beautiful Tumut for 3 nights. Tumut reminded me of a little alpine village that I have come across in Europe. We stayed at the Riverglade Caravan Park. This is a lovely large Caravan Park with beautiful Poplar trees surrounding you to ad that extra bit of shade from the sun. We prefer not to park under over hanging trees with the Jayco, because of the possibility of falling branches and not to mention the many different animal and bird droppings. On our morning walk along the Tumut River we noticed a large bat colony not far from the park. Graeme had said he heard the bats early in the morning and another fellow we past was cleaning the top of his Caravan because of a couple of possums who had decided to spend the night playing on the roof of his van.
At this point we have noticed, it’s really nice to stop in one place for a few nights. By stopping-over for a few nights gives you the chance to explore the surrounding areas without the hassles of towing a caravan. So the next day we headed out to explore the areas of Batlow, Adelong and Blowering Dam.
Adelong is a heritage listed industrial site because of the Adelong Falls Gold Mill Rush which began in 1852 with the discovery of alluvial gold in the hills above Adelong. You can view the site of the mills and the remaining stone structures that supported the ore crushing machinery from a platform above the valley. Or you can wander down and through the remains of the heritage gold site to interpret how the reef ore was processed. This is a chance to explore a fascinating part of our history and well worth a visit.
Just a short drive from Tumut is the small township of Batlow. The surrounding areas of Batlow are famous for its apples, stone fruit, berries and cherries. We stopped into Wilgro Orchards roadside stall where we bought some delicious juicy nashi pears and a small home-made apple pie. Both yummy. Ralph and Judy, who have owned and operated the orchard for the last 30 years, were gracious enough to have a chat with us about their orchard. You can also pick up some “Traditional Dry Cider”, home-made jams and chutney’s, apple cider vinegar and a range of other flavoured vinegar. So make sure you look out for the sign and stop in and say hello and get your fill of fresh fruit 🙂 Thanks Ralph and Judy. Batlow also celebrates the Batlow Ciderfest on the 20th of May, 2017 for lovers of cider.
While staying at Tumut we also took the opportunity of visiting Blowering Dam which is spectacular. The day was perfect for photographs. We also saw some “free camping” areas on the banks of the Blowering Dam. Had we known this previously we would have very happily stopped over for a night or two.
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Dixie and Graeme