Story by Chris

The Willows

Adventure in Anglers Rest, High Country, VIC, AU
Bumping along down a dirt track marked with cattle grids and narrow driveways leading to bush shacks, our directions were accurate, “keep driving until you reach the first farmhouse on the right in open cleared land”. In hindsight this was a modest understatement, not nearly suggesting anything of neither charm nor the beauty we were about to behold, The Willows. O’Connell’s Hut was built in 1904 and is straight out of the film ‘The Man from Snowy River’ . The term ‘rustic’, seems almost too contemporary and lacking of authenticity to describe this stunning piece of Australian High Country history. We will never forget our adventure to O’Connell’s Hut. We’ll be back....

Things We Did

  • Fish
  • Walk
  • Horse riding
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    Fly Fishing
    Fly Fishing, Bundara Valley - Jamie our fly fishing guide picked us up in his Landcruiser and we headed down the dirt road to a section of the Bundara river that provided good access and an abundance of open river. After going through some local knowledge on the river and best flies to use, we started fishing upstream....
    Bush Walk
    We were feeling adventurous so we walked up along the river and admired the vast range of red and orange autumn colours that lined the banks; it was stunning. You can also wander the property and give the nearby horses a pat....
    Horse Riding
    I was on a beautiful chestnut horse called Mack and Chris had a dark beauty called Tom. We slowly walked our steeds along the river where we loved seeing all the rustic cabins tucked away in the trees. Speak with Helen the owner for more details....

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