We are looking for the services of a responsible, mature, preferably non-smoking couple to care for, relax in and enjoy our home as if it were their own, and feed the cat and goldfish while we are away on holiday “back home” to the UK for the first time in 30 years. We have never left the cat for long periods before so he will need lots of TLC so he doesn’t miss us too much. We have an older, spacious and comfortable character home in Pleasant Point on a half acre section. Our township is a small but well serviced community that includes a supermarket, dairy, petrol stations, butcher, postal agency, hairdresser, café/restaurant, doctor’s surgery, pharmacy, golf course, squash court ... even a taxidermist. There is no public transport service to and from Pleasant Point.
We are situated 22km inland from Timaru along SH8. Some attractions of Timaru include Caroline Bay with its beach, boardwalk, piazza and rose gardens, a recently established penguin colony, botanical gardens, museum, art gallery and brand new Aquacentre.
Oamaru with its beautiful stone buildings, Victorian themed shopping precinct and little blue penguin colony is an easy return day trip to the south, as are the renowned Moeraki boulders. Christchurch is less than 2 hours’ drive north. To the west are the Southern Alps, Mt Cook, several skifields, and stunning Lake Tekapo with its hot springs centre, outdoor skating rink and Mt John Observatory. Geraldine and Peel Forest only 20 minutes drive away.