Jodie and I finally moved into our new home yesterday! We settled on Schouten House a little bit later than the scheduled 1215, and told the movers they should continue to unpack things from the truck when we heard it had been finalised. They were amused!
Jodie and I have been thinking about owning and running a Guesthouse for some time, but it wasn't until recently that everything came together, and the perfect opportunity presented itself.
Schouten House is an historic property built in 1844 and is a lovely, solid Georgian home. A brewery was added to the rear of the building in 1850, and that's been converted into a 3 bedroom manager's residence. At the moment, there are 6 guest suites in the main house, 2 guest lounges, a guest dining room and commercial kitchen, as well as a few outdoor tables for summer food service.
This is only the tip of the iceberg as far has news and stories to blog, but at the moment, we are chin deep in boxes, and on dialup [so don't get me started on that].
I've got to go! The birds are diving. Yes, birds. And they are diving! Just quickly here's three indications we've had already that this move is the right one!
1. Dive-bombing birds.
2. The sound of the ocean on the rocks.
3. The sunset and sunrise from our balcony.
Jodie and I were very tired yesterday and had a very early night. We were so excited, that we woke up at 0539 to a wonderful sunrise and the veiw of the hazards across great oyster bay. It was breathtaking.
3 comments:
This is an exciting, and I'm sure terrifying adventure that you are embarking on. All the best to you and Jodie. May your rooms be full and the customers happy. Can't wait to visit!
Apparently Willem Schouten was a Dutch explorer... and the island off the tip of Freycinet is named after him...
Schouten House doesn't make an appearance in Wikipedia though... yet
hazards?? what hazards!?
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