My current house sit finds me in the sunny Hawkes Bay, on a big drystock property in the Puketapu district, which is about 10 minutes from Napier.
The place runs sheep and Charolais cattle. There’re also a couple apple orchards on the place. It’s really nice here, with a nice big home and landscaped gardens.
The owners have a staff member who tends to the stock and farm work, so basically my job is just to look after the home and pets, and they consist of a two-year-old pedigree wire-haired terrier who goes by the name of Eddie and a couple of Charolais calves who got rejected by their mothers. They get milk powder and muesli each day.
All the low-lying areas of the farm (including the orchards) got hammered during Gabriel but you wouldn’t know it by how it all looks now. The house is situated on elevated ground so it was above the floodwaters, but not by a lot.
Eddie’s a hardcase character. He’s friendly as and he loves going for a run over the farm. We go for a couple hikes around the hills each day. I’m here for a few more days then it’s straight on to Gordonton for a repeat sit.
Eddie
Charolais calves
