We are Liz and Chris, a retired couple (75 years of age), 8 times vaccinated for Covid. We moved to a sailboat in 2006 and became interested in housesitting as we didn't feel it was fair to have pets on a small sailboat. Housesitting was a way to enjoy the company of animals when we left the boat for hurricane season. After 14 years on the boat we sold it in 2020. We found we enjoyed sitting and the company of pets so much we have continued to house sit when we aren't actively pursuing tourist travel. Tourist travel is when we explore our surroundings. When we house sit we stay close to home and spend time with the pets. We cherish slow travelling and exploring new communities and feel you can get much more of a sense of a place by experiencing it as a local would. But mostly we welcome the chance to spend some quality time with animals. For us the house sitting is a win-win as the one thing we really missed in our sailing lifestyle was having some fur babies to love resulting in lots of pent up cuddles we wanted to share :-). The pleasure we receive from giving service and sharing trust is an unexpected and treasured reward. We have owned all our homes(thirty five years)in England and in Canada and taken very good care of them and our gardens. We have owned and loved dogs,cats, rabbits, turtles, hamsters, gerbils, mice and are always happy to consider other pets. We are non smokers, able drivers and responsible. We pride ourselves on never cancelling a sit and will continue to honour that commitment. Liz can speak reasonable Spanish and makes a heroic effort with French. We are happy to share all our reviews, from several platforms, in .pdf files