Cloud River Farm is serenity itself. It is only an hour from my city life and yet it felt like another country. It is a place that reorientates. Away from the distractions of digital devices and city amusements, it leaves one refreshed and aware of what's important in life: Nature, friendship and health.
Set on the banks of the Huon and amid extensively landscaped gardens, it is a joy to hear the frogs at night and the birds throughout the day. Walking through the avenues of trees connecting productive and ornamental gardens and reading in the shade of the quinces in the orchard of the guest cottage were memorable highlights.
The cottage is picture perfect with Nat's collectables creating evocative tableaus of past times. I loved the retro fridge with fresh milk, butter and eggs from the chooks, and the loaf of artisan bread on the kitchen table. These gestures of welcome are as warm and generous as the hosts themselves.