We can certainly see why Melanie and Kirk are listed as super hosts.
Everything was just right, with good directions, a gorgeous tree lined driveway, total reassuring patience when our ETA kept changing, both being there to greet us when we arrived… Melanie helped us carry our heavy bags across the lawn, past grape vines, flowers and fruit trees, into a lovely and large room, with a great bathroom and shower, and lovely table both inside and out, plenty of towels, pillows and blankets. She showed us TV and DVDS, the wifi code, and all that stuff that you might expect … but what went way over the top was the food and drink, in a well equipped kitchen.
There were four types of tea, three types of coffee I think,really good
Cocoa, milk (in an old style bottle, a touch I loved, having not been back to NZ for almost 40 years, and being somewhat overwhelmed by the changes), three water bottles of decent size, a large fruit juice, large container of gourmet yogurt, crumpets (real ones), and great jam, honey, peanut butter and marmite to put on them!! And if that wasn’t enough, when we complimented them, she sent us on our way with all the leftovers AND a nice ice pack to keep them cool… which we thought was extraordinarily thoughtful and kind…
Thanks you two!!