Here is our adventure in housesitting, with lumps, bumps and all! Our origin story is at the bottom, as the first blog post. Enjoy the ride.
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Our home in the Big Island of Hawaii
2026-02-27 20:45
The home we were able to stay in was an older style sprawling home just outside of town. It had a name plaque as it is a Hawaiian custom to have a naming ceremony for homes.
Originally it was ...
Snorkelling at Waialea Bay, Hawaii
2026-02-19 01:26
We headed to one of the local beaches known for awesome snorkelling first thing in the morning. Waialea Bay is a marine life conservation district. Although there is a beach, there are many giant Ki...
Nothing ever goes smoothly - it's Murphy's law
2026-02-18 02:04
Bumps with the house sit
Sometimes you have to just roll with it. The cats like to bring in trophies – especially mice. We got our first dead mouse on evening #2. But the day after the hosts left,...
Wind, rain, flood, volcano, oh my!
2026-02-11 02:07
The natural disasters
At home we get storm warnings (rain or snow) and occasional tornado watches, and fog notifications. In Hawaii the weather apps also include Volcano warnings! It’s the weirdest...
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