Both hosts were very kind and Mts. Afsane had experience teaching English abroad, so she understood our imperfect English and spoke slowly so that we could easily understand her, which made the conversation enjoyable. Mt.Tony introduced us to good local restaurants and made reservations for us. The town of Timaru is close to the house where we stayed, so we had no problem finding food, and there is a beach in Timaru to see a wild penguin.
The house was beautiful with a large dining room overlooking the garden. We had the upstairs of the room. The beds are soft and easy to sleep on.
They are blackcurrant farmers and breakfast were raspberries and blackcurrants from their garden, three kinds of conflakes and toasted bread, which filled me up.
There was a friendly dog, Meg. The morning view was beautiful. I woke up to the sound of birds singing. We are very grateful to both of our hosts for this wonderful experience that made us love New Zealand. We can confidently recomend this house!!