My boyfriend Graeme and I stayed with Nick (Jackie was away sadly) for two fantastic nights in his beautiful, creative house.

It was the perfect balance between having your own space (staying in an annex also housing Nick's painting studio) and having a very interesting and friendly host to get to know.

The bed was comfy and the room had lots of lovely creative touches. There was also granola and coffee/tea in our annex to help ourselves to and wine and cheese in a little 'minibar' at an extra cost. The view from the garden was breathtaking - you can see the whole bay on a clear day.

Nick was incredibly kind and gave us lifts into town when he was going that way and also copies of his book (a man of very many talents). He also told us about gigs we would never have known about otherwise and told us tales of his time in Hobart over scrambled eggs in the morning.

We couldn't have had a better time and are hoping to re-book almost immediately.

Thanks again Nick.