About

Hi, fancy a couple of weeks on the glorious Magnetic Island, in a new house?
I live in a lovely, bright, modern, newly built house in Nelly Bay. It's a 40 min barge ride from Townsville with a vehicle or 20 mins on the ferry.
I have a large garden that is always growing & changing, but its just a really fascinating property, full of wildlife, birds & colourful butterflies. I have a freshwater creek in the back yard that has a great pool/waterfall to dip in after it rains.
I've built a fence around the front yard/house, so the dogs can run around, toilet as they please.
The cats is an indoor cat as there is too much wildlife - she's older & sleeps a lot, except when she comes out for a chat.
There is a beach within 3 mins drive, no matter which way you turn & plenty of others to explore on the island. Also close to the island's 2 supermarkets, bottle shops & restaurants.
Its a 2-bed, 2 bath house, with a large modern kitchen, brand new appliances, satellite NBN, WiFi, study with large work desk & monitors (BYO laptop) & Netflix/on-demand TV, queen beds, air-con, large , undercover deck.
MAGNETIC ISLAND - off the coast of Townsville, is ~ 85% National Park & you won't be disappointed!

Pets & farm animals

My babies - there are 2 dogs & 1 cat - all with big personalities!<br />The cat - Possum, 12 & pretty much look after herself - typical cat, a bit shy but inquisitive & affectionate on her terms. She does sleep on the bed, on a cat pillow, which has always been fine with me. She has alternative sleeping spots if you aren't keen for cuddles. <br /><br />The dogs - Lara (8, Maltese/Poodle) needs 2 walks a day to get rid of some excess energy. Just a stroll on-leash to the end of the street (which in itself is a lovely walk) in the evening.<br />Then in the morning we go down to the beach (usually Geoffrey Bay but you can pick a different spot) & they have a bit of off-leash time. <br />Lara needs some close attention though & I always have her on leash on when there are other dogs around. The beaches here are pretty quiet, so most of the time she's free to roam. <br />Lara had a very rough start & has a few anxieties - just around other dogs in the street. But needs paying attention to!!<br />Gidget (14, Chihuahua/papillon) - LOVES to snuggle & is the class clown.<br />They both sleep a lot during the day, but they love company so leaving them alone ALL day is not appropriate. <br />I work from home, so they are used to having someone around most of the day.<br />They can be let out into the yard, no problems. <br />They're all rescue animals, with their own stories, but the are a really friendly, smoochy & loving bunch & have big hearts of pure gold.<br />

House Tasks

My time away would involve the standard routines of 2 feeds a day - around 7am & 6pm. Lara being a young dog requires an extra walk in the evening & both dogs take a walk together in the morning.<br />Feeding time doesn't take long but its definitely a little process to have everyone eating what/where they should.<br />Plus poop-scooping + kitty-litter duties, house duties, etc. <br /><br />I really appreciate coming home to a clean house, its pretty easy to keep clean & tidy :-)<br />I would ask that I get an update regularly while I'm away. This can be via SMS, private Instant Message, email or Facebook - I'm happy with whatever is easiest for you.