Batemans Bay today. What a lovely ride on the bike. Once out of Sydney and heading South the roads are new, wide and empty. Perfect for motorbikes and house sitters extraordinaire! The weather is perfect too sunny clear skies.
There are so many lovely views. I adore all those red coral trees that look so dramatic against the blue skies.
Its great to be back on the bike and flying off to our next assignment. Im very excited about meeting Tracey and Simon and being introduced to our latest furry wards, Lilli and Jack the Cavoodles.
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| Hot dogs! |
We arrive late afternoon and Simon who is smiley and friendly shows us around Tracey is out walking the dogs. Their home is beautiful, 3 floors of sparkling fabulousness with views over the bushland. Our room is lovely too.We set down our gear and Simon talks us through a few bits and bobs.Tracey arrives back from walking the dogs,what an excited reception we receive from the absolutely gorgeous Lilli and Jack.
They are adorable. Lilli is all soft and so sooky you cannot help but fall in love with her and Jack is all character, quirky. I instantly love them both, I hope the feeling is mutual.We will be good friends I know it.
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| Sunbaking |
Tracey is great, she talks us through feeding times, grooming and the personality of both Lilli and Jack. Its great to do the handover and get as much info about the pets we care for as possible,we find it makes it a quicker process of bonding with them and as a result each furry friend settles in with us and is happier sooner.
Tracey explains that the reason she decided to have a house sitter was due to a previous bad experience she had with Jack at a dog kennel. As a pup Jack had a weekend stay at a kennel and was put into a cage with a much bigger and more aggressive dog who scared and dominated him. As a result Jack has some issues,Tracey explained that he can be a bit aggressive, snappy and a grinch usually in the evening, and that he seems to suddenly change from a cuddly young chap into the grinch with no apparent reason. A bit Jekyll and Hyde. So far we have only experienced the lovely Jack.
Lilli is the ultimate softie. She just wants cuddles, lots of love and likes nothing more than to sit with you and have her tummy tickled all the time. They are both lovely dogs.
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| Tummy tickle required please! |
We have a lovely evening with Simon and Tracey who cook us a delicious supper and tell us about the area.They are off in the morning on a world cruise! How exciting.
Tracey and Simon have very kindly left us the use of their car and their kayaks so we will get a chance to explore some of the lakes and waterways.Very excited.
In the morning Simon and Tracey are ready to go and a bit sad to leave Lilli and Jack.We do our best to put Tracey's mind at rest, we know how attached one gets to animal family members and how important pets are.The farewells are done and off they go on their travels. We decided to take Lilli and Jack for a little walk in the bush to take their minds off the farewells.
About Ticks
Now seems like a good time to talk a bit of tick talk.Some people are not even aware of them.So here's a bit of info.
This time of year in the bush its very easy for smaller dogs who are low down to the ground to pick up ticks. A nasty business that can be fatal if undetected.
There are over 40 types of female tick which secrete toxic saliva called neurotoxin.Neurotoxin affects the nervous system of the dog,by blocking the nerve function associated to the muscles.
The symptoms of tick paralysis in dogs can be divided into three phases,they are,initial stage,later stage and last stage.
Initial Stage
Sudden change in the bark,it may become soft with low pitch.
Frequent vomiting.
Hind legs may become weak,dog may find it difficult to walk.
The dog may sit suddenly while walking.
Later Stage
Shakiness or wobbling of the hind legs.
Drooling,excess vomiting and salivation.
Loud breathing,panting excessively, making grunting noises.
Dogs with smaller noses can exhibit signs of breathing or respiratory problems.
Last Stage
With gradual poisoning,the dog finds it very difficult to stand.
Breathing problem becomes worse.
Due to worsened breathing problem,the gums turn blue and cold.
The dog may eventually die.
You can take preventative measures against ticks,Frontline is great and so is a thorough check over your pets when you have been out in the bush. You can feel the tick on the skin, like a small hard ball.Heres how to remove one safely and quickly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mN3HDzCpiU
Both Lilli and Jack are 'Frontlined' regularly.A great way to deter ticks and fleas,this is administered fortnightly by means of a small liquid capsule which is opened and placed on the skin at the very back of the nape of the neck,high enough so that the dog or cat cannot lick it. You can read all about it here.http://www.frontlineplus.com.au/puppy_love/dogs_frontline_FAQs.asp
Tracey had warned me that Lilli and Jack like nothing more than to get in the wash basket.Here they are successfully tug o warring at my pants!Cheeky monkeys.
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| heave ho! |
Its not too long before Jason is a pair of pants lighter and my flip flops have also become a favourite toy!
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| Caught in the act |
We have been having some great weather and wanted to take advantage of the kayaks that Simon and Tracey have said we can use, so after a bit of googling we found Durras lake, lovely flat water with stunning bushland all around.
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| And shes off! |
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| Great way to spend the afternoon |
We really enjoyed the water and I loved the paddling such a fun way to exercise too!We were spoilt with the weather and had the whole lake to ourselves.Now I want to try paddle boarding too!
We stopped off on the way back and had a coffee saw these guys hanging around.
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| Pellies |
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| Setting up after a big scramble |
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| Whale watching |
We went for a drive with the dogs this morning and whilst on a small beach we spotted two long dark shapes in the water. Then one shape shifted and a huge barnacled head lifted out of the water. Two HUGE WHALES!!!!! We watched for ages and then decide to drive around to the small bay they were in for a closer look. Jason scrambled over the rocks to try and get a good shot,but alas for all our efforts all we ended up with was this.
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| Rubbish shot of whales |
Wash day here in Batemans Bay. Lilli and Jack are having a bath. We thought that Jack might not like it too much but he was such an good lad,and Lilli was just lovely as ever.I think they liked it.
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| I love this of Jack |
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| Lilli has a wet look perm |
Afterwards we dried them off and treats were given as rewards for such excellent behaviour. Dont they look handsome and pretty
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| Mr Cutie |
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| Is this my best side? |
David and Pam who are neighbours of Tracey and Simon kindly invited us to their once a month 'Wine night' We were asked to bring along one bottle of wine, anything we liked or thought interesting. We spent the afternoon in search of something different and found it here at Elysium Wines http://elysiumwines.com.au/ Ten minutes away from our doorstep, they produce wines using native Australian fruits including lillipilli, plum pine and lemon aspen. We tried a few and settled on two different white wines.
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| The wine tasting posse |
We arrived at 6pm and were surprised to see so many faces, everyone was so friendly and it wasn't long before we were all chatting and enjoying the very varied wines. David and Pam were marvellous hosts who had even baked fresh bread!We had such a great night.Everyone lives here in the street and there is a great community and friendship amongst them all. We both felt very included and relaxed.
One of the many great things about house sitting is the different situations and environments we find ourselves in. We love meeting new people from all walks of life and housesitting is a brilliant way of doing just that.
The wines were fabulous too, we tried a very delicious Rioja That Rod and Marina our immediate neighbours had brought along and a fine Australian Shiraz that John and Bernadette shared with the group.
We enjoyed talking to Jo and Terry who have generously invited us to go out on the water with them and sample some Oysters as Terry supplies them to many of the fine restaurants around Australia. How nice is that!
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| Bernadette sampling the Shiraz |
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| David testing the Rioja |
We stayed around and had some food and more wine before heading across the street to bed!Another lovely day in Batemans Bay.
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| Out and about with the lovelies |
Another day another long walk, There are so many small beaches and coves near Simon and Tracey's place to explore,we are so lucky to have so many beautiful places to walk the dogs each day. Today we went rock walking. Starting at one beach you can walk around the bays and rocks as if stepping out into the ocean, walking all the way around to another beach.It's wonderful and Lilli and Jack loved it.So many fishy things to sniff at and we keep finding all sorts of beautiful shells too.
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| Iridescent Abalone shell and my left foot |
On the way home we find a rope swing hung high in a huge gum tree! We cannot resist a go and it's so lovely to swing through the forest. Reminded me of being a kid.
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| Feeels goood! |
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| Hey we want a go!!! |
Today we went to Moruya Farmers Market, which is held every Tuesday for a couple of hours along the river bank .
http://moruyafarmersmarket.org.au/.
Jack and Lilli enjoyed all the stalls and attention from stall holders and customers, they even made a couple of new friends too, and we met Billy the biggest dog in world with a tongue to match!
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| Thats some Lick! |
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| Ready to buy veggies ? |
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| New mates |
There were not many stalls but the produce was beautiful, and all organic some from peoples back yards. Lots of yummy cheeses and a stall selling delicious smelling French baguettes, but my fave was the homemade jam seller with all his different jars and lids. YUMVILLE.
On the way back we stopped off at Malua Bay and took Jack and Lilli for a run around.They really enjoyed being of the leash and Im not so paranoid about ticks! They love rushing about chasing one another and playing in the waves,it's great to see them having so much fun on the beach digging and even rock climbing! It seems Jack is a bit of a mountain goat.
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| Woo Hoooo! |
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| Having a rest |
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| high-jack |
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| Two happy Doogles |
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| Fetch! |
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| Sandy nosed Lil |
After a lot of running and jumping,climbing and paddling,digging and chasing,its time to head home to get these cheeky monkeys washed off. They were all played out those furballs,and Jack zonked out on my lap in ute, but not before I got these two pics of him and Lilly.Too cute.
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| What me? |
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| Ommmmmmmmmm |
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| Dog Tired |
Its Veggie patch time!OOOh I do love to get in the garden and do a bit of weeding.It's been a lovely few days and so after chatting to Tracey about what she might like planted, we spent a sunny afternoon scratching around in the muck.Lilly was very keen to help.
The chooks enjoyed all the grubs we dug up and kept waiting by the fence for the next bit of bush tucker. We have had lovely fresh eggs from them each day and Jack and Lilli have been enjoying boiled eggs for breakfast too!
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| Which came first? |
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| Mini Egg |
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| EGGY PEGGY |
This weekend we are off on a jaunt.Canberra calls.We are headed to the Capital.Its a couple of hours North West along the Kings Highway. The drive is nothing short of spectacular.Crossing the Clyde River at Nelligen we headed towards Braidwood.
We followed the winding wriggling road with plenty of hairpin bends up Misty Mountain,aptly named as we reached the peak we were amongst the clouds!
Braidwood was an unexpected delight. A heritage protected town founded in the early 1800's as a gold rush broke. The High Street has been the location for many Australian films,it's easy to see why.
We couldn't help but stop and have a wander.We were so glad we did.It's a tremendous place.A little like stepping back in time. The architecture is wonderful too,old and crumbling with wrought iron balconies and bull-nosed canopies.Faded pastel coloured buildings and wide tidy streets.
We really Liked it and found ourselves checking out the Estate Agents windows as usual! Uhh Ohh.
We stumbled upon this eclectic magpies nest of a shop called 'String' and had a lovely time chatting with Jane the owner. Heres a link to the two shops she and her Husband curate and own.http://www.longbarn.com.au/
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| 'String' my idea of a good shop |
Jane was as lovely as her shop! We had a good old natter, a poke around and then she let us take some pictures. I bought 13 French antique postcards, I plan to send them to my Niece, Mackenzie for her birthday, and yes she's turning 13!
We reached Canberra after more spectacular landscapes driving through the Table Lands is something else.Its constantly changing.Stunning. It poured with rain and was almost torrential as we got the keys to our Air bnb right in the center of town.
Umbrellas at the ready and inappropriate footwear in place we headed off to explore.
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| wonder if it smells of wet dog? |
Floriade Festival is held once a year.You can wander amongst stunning displays of all manner of floral designs in the city's gardens. Its a celebration of colour and scent. A lovely way to spend an afternoon or evening too. This year is Canberra's centenary. HAPPY BIRTHDAY you odd city.
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| Whole heap of bulbs |
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| Happy Birthday Canberra |
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| Nice |
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| Daisy Daisy...... |
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| And by night! |
A lovely day in the gardens over, we headed into the city. It's a strange place. Like a purpose built shopping mall,with little in the way of personality or charm. It's unusual in that the whole city was completely designed with the influence heavy on the 'Garden city movement' and construction work finally began in 1913. It didn't evolve or grow naturally and perhaps that's been it's downfall. Of course if Im cutting it some slack, it was hindered by two world wars and a great depression, allowing planning disputes to fester which hampered the progress of its realisation and caused many changes and compromises.
I just didn't 'feel it' and found it underwhelming. The name Canberra is derived from Kambera,the indigenous word for 'meeting place' but this is disputed by the Ngunnawal Elder, Don Bell who claims it means 'Woman's Breasts' on account of black mountain and Mount Anslie. Perhaps, 'Woman's breasts' and 'meeting place' mean similar things!
The artificial 'Lake Burley Griffin' provides a centre piece to Parliment House,the National Gallery, The National Museum, The National University and The National Library. The loop walk way which rings its circumference is a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon as we found out when we went to The National Museum.
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| Canberra clouds |
We came across the Captain Cook fountain and read all about the different voyages of discovery. That geezer did a lot of sailing!
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| Loving the water feature! |
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| Big Jet |
We had a very fine afternoon at the Museum.There was a great exhibition in celebration of the centenary with great exhibits from the national history archive. But take a look at this, we thought this lady looked very much like The Queen Mother.
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| Was old Lizzie a show girl? |
The National Museum is bold graphic architecture which dominates and cuts through the swathes of sky. It's busy and chaotic, like play school on growth hormones, I liked it.http://www.nma.gov.au/
My favourite exhibit at the museum was The Saw Doctor's Truck
During the depression in the early 1930's Harold Wright took to the road in search of work. He made this travelling truck his home and workshop, travelling for 34 years, getting married, and raising a family along the way and all from this amazing colourful spectacle. He called himself "The King Of Sharpening" and travelled from town to town restoring vigour and vim to all manner of tools both domestic and farm machinery, keeping himself, his family and his animals all afloat.
" I have travelled most of Australia,my own boss, my own land-lord, my own designer and builder"
I can identify with his life on the road, but not the hardship he and wife must have endured. I admire a man who had such a sense of independence and adventure. I'd like to have met him. His truck is a work of art and weighed over 5 tonnes by the time the museum got their hands on it. They spent a huge amount of time and money restoring it. I like that Harry's work truck and life are valuable enough for such effort.
Hats of to the travelling legend Harry Wright!
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| The trusty steed |
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| The sharpening king is here! |
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| Built by the battler from town to town on the road |
As we mentioned previously Tracey and Simon have marvellous neighbours and Di is a diamond. She lives across the road and over the past few weeks we have gotten to know her a bit. She was on hand and very willing to feed Jack and Lilly whilst we were away after Tracey and Simon had given us the go ahead to spent the night in Canberra.
It was lovely to see her when we got back and hear that Jack and Lilli had been fine and happy hanging out with Di and her two dogs, Roxy and Tex.
We arrived back in Batemans Bay in time for tea and were greeted by two very excited Doogle Doggies.
We celebrated by playing the latest favourite game.......... Loo Roll Frenzy. Lilli and Jack love a loo roll here they are captivated by my awesome loo roll powers...... Waiting.... waiting and retrieve !
We can hardly believe we will leave Batemans Bay on Monday. It's flown by. One whole month of Jack and Lilli has passed in a flash. I must say Ill be sad to leave. We have grown very close to the furballs, or Doogle Doggels which has become the collective name for them. Lilli is just the softest sweetest lady we have looked after to date, and Jack, what can I say. I have fallen for him hook line and sinker. Jack was rather prickly to begin with. A little 'Bi-Polar' as Simon put it, but we have been consistent with positive encouragement and I'm very proud to say it has fully paid off. we have unlocked his inner sook! I am thrilled each time he comes and gets on my lap, has a snuggle in bed, squeezes in between Jason and I on the sofa and generally is very loving. We've hardly had a growl from in this past 10 days. He is a 'very good boy' !!!
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| My latest squeeze |
Lilli and I have been sharing a moment or two each morning and having a cuddle.Tracey and Simon usually have both furry rascals in bed with them and have been trying to change this, always very difficult when the puppy dog eyes and guilt are factored in.Tracey encouraged us to try something new whilst they were away. We had a few very restless nights trying them in their own beds, but with ear plugs and some canny blocking of doors, we perservered, and its paid off too. They are now sleeping through the night in their own beds with hardly any noise or disturbance all night! Well done Lilli and Jack.
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| Sleepy heads |
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| Three in the bed and the little one said....... |
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| mohawk! |
Its been a week of weather. Sunny hot day's and by night crazy Southern winds and rain like stair rods. We spent a sleepless night listening to the gales blowing, hoping the trees would stay upright and finding that by morning our hopes were dashed and many trees and huge branches had fallen across roads and pathways through the bush tracks. I really love the extreme weather. We are hoping for an electrical storm!
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| Timmmmmmmberrerrrrrrrr |
We have had some wonderful daily walks around the rocks and from beach to beach and today was no exception even the fallen trees and blocked path ways didn't thwart our walky expeditions! Intrepid doogle doggies take in the views.
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| ' Great view eh Lil? ' |
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| 'She's still taking pictures Jack!' |
Jason has been enjoying the water through his lens. This particular day was a tad worrying, I really thought he might get swept away and leave only a photograph! As he was risking getting his new trainers wet, I spied our whales again and watched two of them splashing around and even saw a few big tails out of the water, sadly I still didn't get a shot of it!
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| Big splash |
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| Where is the whale tail? |
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| Going to get wet soon |
One of the best things about our house sit at Tracey and Simon's has been getting to know their wonderful neighbours. Last night we had a lovely night at one of Di's favourite places to eat 'The little Restaurant' Along with Jo and Terry we had a great time sampling the delicious food and wine. Gary, the proprietor and chef was very generous with his time and knowledge about each dish and the accompanying wines. After much deliberation we tried almost everything. Waygu beef, lamb cutlets, salmon, salt and pepper squid and that was just the starters!
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| The little one |
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| Hello Ladies |
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| Gary helping Di choose the perfect red |
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| YUMMMMMMMMM |
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| Whats so funny lads? |
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| How much did Di enjoy her dessert? |
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| This much! |
Simon is known for his amazing and immaculate lawn and receives much jibbing about the time and effort he takes to keep it looking so well turned out. Every one of the neighbours we have met has made a joke about us 'killing' off his pride and joy whilst he's away so Jason was very brave to get the mower out.
But with a deep breath and plenty of concentration his mowing skills were put to the test and found not to be lacking! Phewy good job he has those green fingers.
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| Green Fingers 1- Lawn 0 |
Saturday and the sun is shining. We have a busy day ahead. Di and I are off to do a spot of paddling whilst Jason explores some of the off road tracks. Then we have been very kindly invited to spend the afternoon with Di, Terry and Jo to take a trip out on the water. Terry is an oyster farmer and we are keen to see what he does and learn more about how it all works. Work being the choice word, oyster farming is labour intensive as Terry's knees have found out!
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| Paddles at the ready |
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| And we enter the water full of grace and elegance |
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| Di looking very pro and me not so |
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| We're off and running |
Di and I paddled up the river and off into a little creek. Its hard work, the hamstrings and shoulders know all about it! It was red hot and wasn't too long before we stopped and had a rest. we had a lovely couple of hours, chatting and paddling. Jason and I both feel we have made a new friend in Di. Im sure we will be seeing her again soon. Its been lovely getting to know her so well.
Jason came to meet us in Nelligen, which is very pretty and just what we like, older heritage style places and friendly folks. Di and I thought we deserved a coffee and a cake after the paddle. What a great spot with beautiful river views.
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| Humming bird cake and coffee YUM |
Early afternoon and back at the ranch, Jo was waiting to collect us all and take us down to the river to Meet Terry. Time to get on the water again, this time there are no paddles involved.
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| Captain Terry at Stern |
Terry is Lovely, he talks animatedly with his huge work worn hands constantly moving and a big easy smile on his face. We like him and Jo a lot. They are happy and content people who are open and warm.
Terry has been an oyster farmer for over 30 years. What he doesn't know about those tasty Bivalvia Ostreoida Saccostrea, That's Sydney Rock Oysters to you and me, ain't worth knowing. Terry is a walking talking oyster legend and so he should be. He owns a huge amount of oyster leases on the widest deepest section of the Clyde river in the near perfect conditions with its cooler temperature for producing some of the most sought after oysters in the world.
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| One of many of the oyster pole lines |
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| The oysters attach and grow on the lines of poles |
Terry talks about his leases and oysters with as much passion and knowledge as he instills in tending to them. No mean feat let me tell you. It's a ridiculous amount of work. Those of us in cushy office jobs, or moaning about work could learn much from a day or two in Terry world. Nurturing those bad boys of flavour is hard going. Its real graft. They begin as little tiny shells and take up to 3 - 4 years before becoming those pearly white oysters we enjoy at the many fancy pants tables of hat rated restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne and all over Australia. Its amazing they aren't even more expensive.
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| Terry has hundreds of these to care for |
Terry has a section of the river where he catches the oyster spawn, these are taken when a little larger and sorted into oyster baskets and taken back out to be put into long stretches of floating baskets where they stay until Terry deems them ready to be sorted again. In between this he's out there every day shaking the baskets up, and turning them, allowing them to sit in the sun to kill off algae that build up on the baskets. Maintaining the huge rails they sit on and generally keeping his oysters happy. Its back breaking work hauling these baskets and poles in and out of the water, from inside the boat day in day out. In scorching sun and pouring rain he has to be out there, and guess what he does it all by himself! he's a one man band oyster symphony.
These are farmed in the traditional and long learned method, but Terry explains that he is in the process of switching from the poles to baskets, and is updating to more modern and hopefully less labour intensive methods. Lets hope so for Terry!
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| This is how they start |
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| Not a pearl in sight! |
We head back to Terry's Office and shed. I's a fascinating place, all the machinery and old racks and pots, I felt very privileged to get such a personal insight to how the oyster business works. So much more involved that you think!
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| And yes she's still in action! |
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| Oyster racks |
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| Terry's office |
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| Getting ready to board |
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| Brave Terry letting me have a go at the controls! |
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| Couple of land lubbers |
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Oi Oi Captain.
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A huge thank you to Terry and Jo for taking us out, what a great day, we loved it, Im sure it would make a great tour for tourists and also enlighten folks about why oysters deservedly cost so much!
So its time to get ready to leave Batemans Bay and the gorgeous Lilli and Jack. Sad Face. Its always surprising how quickly and how much we find ourselves attached to the furry friends we care for. It doesn't get any easier when it comes time to say goodbye. But before we get the tissues out we have jobs to do!
Dog Wash Time. We saw this great place in town where you take your dog for a big old self styled pamper session. Like a car wash for dogs and we thought we'd get Lilli and Jack all spruced up for Tracey and Simons return.
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| Welcome Doogle Doggies to the K9000 Woof Woof! |
Ignoring the huge piles of wet towels there in the corner, isn't this just fab! There are treats and blankets and plenty of clean dry towels all already there for your use. Just pop in you 18 bucks and get doggie washing! The K9000 dog wash is brilliant. It works thorough a series of programmes, tick and flea stuff, extra deep conditioning, shine finish the works! Lilli and Jack loved it and were so good!
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| Lapping it up (a-hem) |
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| Action shot |
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| Conditioned to the max and ready for a blow dry. |
Im not sure who enjoyed it most me or them. They came out all shiny smelling wonderful and so ridiculously soft. I might even have a go myself! We decided to go for coffees and show off the new do's.
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| Miss oh so clean and fresh |
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| Mr Whit Woo! |
These two cuties are just too gorgeous. I'm smitten with Jack he has character written all over him and Lilli is the most affectionate little lady your ever going to meet in canine circles. Can we keep them please.
We have packing to do, cleaning and getting everything spic and span for Tracey and Simon. sadly we wont get to see them when they arrive back home. We have to get ready to bike to Townsville and on to the next house sit, and so over paths wont cross this time.
What a wonderful place Bateman's Bay is. Our first whales, great new friends, wonderful beaches and weather but best of all the doogle doggies.
Sad to say good bye after lots of last cuddles and farewells we had to leave, Guess who watched us from the window! I shed a few tears and left this little lady waiting for her Mom to come home. :(
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| The last goodbye from Lilli. |
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| This needs no caption apart from AWESOME |
Heres what Tracey and Simon have to say about our time house sitting for them.
"
I had never used a house sitter and was a
bit nervous about how to go about choosing the right people to care for our
house, gardens, chooks and most importantly, our two little cavoodles, Jack
& Lilli.
I was particularly nervous about my little
dog Jack who can be a bit temperamental and doesn’t warm to everyone he comes
across.
Katy and Jason answered my ad along with
quite a number of other people, but they stood out from the crowd coming across
very friendly, competent and most of all loving animals.
I rang their previous referee and then
spoke to them via Skype and by that time, I was convinced that everything would
be ok including Jack.
Katy and Jason came to our home on the
beautiful south coast the day before we left and we went over all the little intricacies
of the house and the fur kids.
They are a very friendly and accommodating couple who assured us that
all was in good hands.
Katy and Jason gave us regular updates on
the house, chooks and more importantly, Jack & Lilli. I cannot express how much I appreciated
the updates.
Jack & Lilli were exceptionally well
looked after and if you are looking for animal lovers for your precious pets, I
cannot recommend Katy & Jason high enough.
We loaned Katy & Jason our vehicle so
that they could explore the area and also take the dogs around to the beaches
etc for walks for which they were very appreciative.
In summary, Katy & Jason were wonderful
house sitters who will look after your home and who genuinely love animals,
even little dogs with issues."
Aww thanks guys thats great!
