Introducing Paul:
In good health non-smoker. Prefer a quiet lifestyle. No partner on the horizon. Enjoy the company that comes with social outings. Enjoy listening to music and being outdoors in nature.
Love my Border Collie "Minty" (female 11 year old). She is desexed, in good health for her age, friendly with other dogs and safe around children. Her vaccinations are current and has microchip. Minty is familiar with cats, chickens and other animals in general.
My previous professions include Counsellor, documentary filmmaker, electronics technician ex-military.
I did spend 12 months in China as a contract English teacher.
I have five grand-children.
Occasionally enjoy photography and acrylic painting. Outdoor activities hiking camping cycling and kayaking . Singer musician ukulele.
I have been house sitting for the past 8 years and in that time had experience with most pets.
I do prefer house sits that run for medium to long term (4-6+ weeks 6 months+) but will consider any house sit if I have a short gap between house sits. I do ask permission to be allowed limited occupancy of the home while house-sitting.
I am retired and therefore 24/7 spend all my time caring for pets and the security/maintenance of homeowner's property.
I am experienced in yard/garden work pool maintenance.
I have recently teamed up with my long-time friend Evert to housesit.
I AM ALSO AVAILABLE AS SOLO HOUSESITTER
Introducing Evert Kampert
I grew up on a farm in New Zealand (NZL) handling cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, some horticultural endeavours), and the usual mix of associated farm animals and consider myself an animal lover and handler.
I have some experience in marine environments and aquaculture, mostly university research based. Considerable experience on trucks, tractors, 4x4's, quad bikes, motor vessels and ski-mobiles from the farm and past remote research-based field work. My expertise is in IT, research support, research data acquisition and university IT support.
I also have extensive experience in marine vessel operation, having volunteered for Australian Coastguard and Marine Rescue Queensland active duty for 14+ years, volunteer fire active duty for 8+ years and NZL Civil defence to rescue instructor (read SES Aus). I've travelled a variety of continents.
I'm planning/taking a sabbatical to travel by caravan and 4x4 for a period of time with Paul. We have been good friends with for over 15 years and supported each other on various expeditions. We are planning to travel around Australia using house-sitting to obtain a more in-depth appreciation of specific locations to enhance our travel experience. Paul has seven years’ experience housesitting with Mind-a-Home and he is very accomplished at caring for animals and respecting homeowner’s property. Reviews from homeowners back this up.
Additional information: I'm a single non-smoker, keen cycler, hiker, outdoor enthusiast and kayaker. I have some experience as a licensed drone operator, working with Paul with aerial videography and aerial research data collection. I hold car, motorcycle, marine and MR licences (AUS and NZL)
