Paula was a wonderful host in every respect. She met us as we arrived, gave us a great introduction to her cottage, farm, and a great 'local' introduction to the surrounding peninsula.
The cottage had high quality resources - brand new bathroom, and kitchen. Top quality bed linen, towels, furniture coverings.
The views were brilliant! The view from the front window was through a mixed garden of vegetables and roses and out over the Otago harbour and peninsula. The side view was into the farm paddock with pet lambs. We often sat out on the patio - with similar views.
A very special experience was to feed the friendly pet lambs each day. We felt we got to know them as if they were our own!
Paula said we could help ourselves to vegetables in the garden. We added her fresh spring onions and lettuce to our meals.
We undertook the Airbnb unique experience of a tour of the farm. We loved the shearing sheds and Paula walked us through the processes at shearing time. We were impressed with the way her husband and she ran the farm with a focus on environmental strategies and restorative practises. Overall it was a unique and authentic experience.
We stayed a week, and with so much to see on the Otago peninsula, and Paula's Roselle cottage, and the farm experiences, we could easily come back for a longer summer holiday!
Thank you Paula for everything. Brian and Rosey.