Ross is clearly an experienced host and has this down to a science. He offered to pick me up from the bus station and was already there when the bus arrived. He remembered that I am a cyclist and loaned me his bicycle jalopy. It served me well getting downtown and doing some initial reconnaissance. I put my laundry out on the line to dry and it started to rain while I was out. When I came back, I found that he had brought it inside for me!
This is not one of those AirBnBs with all the fancy decorative details and inspirational posters that look good in the pictures. Rather, it is one where there is actually a comfortable bed, outlets, a bedside table, and the storage space that you need in your bedroom. Access to a washing machine in the basement. A toilet in a separate room from the sink and shower to make it easier to share the bathroom with the guest in the room next door. Both bedrooms have huge windows on two sides that look out over a green landscape. The whole situation reminded me a lot of my rural hometown.
It's in a peaceful neighborhood. . . well, the entire town is pretty quiet. Everything in the tourist area except a few restaurants doesn't open till 10 am and closes between 4 and 5:30, so plan ahead. The time the penguins come up on the beach varies with the seasons, so check ahead on that, too. I was half an hour late and missed seeing them.