Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Last weekend we headed down after work Friday to Tumut!  We took Tony, as J was meant to come too but she got covid.. !!

We stayed in the caravan park which I've been wanting to stay at since the first time we went in 2020.

Riverglade Caravan Park Tumut

Riverglade Caravan Park Tumut

Yep, that's the Tumut River right there!
Riverglade Caravan Park Tumut

Gear dumped we headed for TRBC.  They've got rather a nice path the whole way now, no scrambling up and down embankments anymore!

TRBC sign

Except as I was telling the story of Tom Scott's last video I nearly stood on a snake (I was literally blind because I was focussed on Tom Scott flying with geese) and Stu grabbed me to stop me but it HURT!!  And I never even saw the snake (it slithered off) because I was trying to figure out why I was suddenly being hurt.. :(  Put me out of sorts all night.  But thanks to the sweetie for saving my life anyway hehe.

Grabbed ourselves some beers (I had Volkslager Märzen and a Rose Gose) and ordered dinner.

TRBC beers on tap

We got a maple bacon and blue cheese, and something else but I forget what it was and I can't find it on their menu..

TRBC pizzas

Also a house salad and the amazeballs

TRBC salad and amazeballs

Tumut River Brewing Co

After dinner Tony and I went for a short walk to see the swamp

Tumut sunset

Tumut swamp

Tumut tree

And saw All The Bats

Tumut bats

Which look pretty trippy with the phone's long exposure..

Tumut bats

Saturday.  Slept like crap.  Sigh.  Tony and I went for a short walk while the sweetie got ready.

Tumut River

Flowers in Tumut

Oriental Hotel

Then I cooked breakfast

Breakfast in Tumut

The view from breakfast!

Tumut

Some ducks came by hoping for a handout

Tumut ducks

After breakfast Tony and I went bridgespotting

Junction Bridge Tumut

Junction Bridge Tumut

Bridge outside of Tumut

For lunch we met up with Frank and Karen at the Oriental Hotel.  I had salt and pepper squid.

Salt and pepper squid

Then the sweetie and I headed back to the van to chill for a bit.

Around 15:00 we went back and met up with the others to head down to the Tumut River Tap Days.

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Unlike Sydney or Canberra festivals this one was pretty relaxed.  Helps not having thousands and thousands of people.  There wasn't a lot of shade left in front of the stage by the time we got there, which was ok because it was a bit loud anyway.  So we went slightly further away and got ourselves setup.  

There were several bands although they mostly played music I didn't know.

And half a dozen or so brewerys (Big Niles, Dalgety, Jindabyne, Squinters, Tuckerbox, Willie the Boatman and of course TRBC).

A couple of places did food (there was Indian, gozleme and TRBC were doing pizzas).  

The only problem.. it was HOT!  Over 30 degrees which wasn't ideal.  But with a few cold beers we all had a lovely relaxed afternoon and evening!

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Frank took this of Stu
Stu at Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

We actually stayed til the end, which we weren't really expecting to do on account of sleeping so badly and it being so hot

Tumut River Tap Days 2024

Sunday.  Slept somewhat better.  

Praying mantis

Cooked breakfast again.

Bacon and eggs

The ducks came again

Duck

And I blew some bubbles

Bubbles

Bubble

Then just cleaned up and came home.