Thursday, January 13, 2011

Bandirma, Turkey - Writing

At the end of September while in Rome, we talked about our plans for the winter months. We knew we wanted to be somewhere warm and were hoping to housesit for a nice break from riding. Being on the bikes is simply fantastic, but having a kitchen, bed and toilet for a stint are such luxuries. Back in Germany when we met up with the Aussie's, Ron, someone Ryan has known since the early 2000's, offered for us to housesit his home in Queensland, Australia. As much as we loved the idea of heading to Australia, we were inclined to head to South America after Europe for the weather and the financial aspect. Our minds were changed after seeing pictures of Ron and Cathi's place and realizing, "why would we ever pass up house sitting since we have been hoping for this opportunity since before we even left Boulder?" We opted for beautiful Australia. The email exchange with Ron was absolutely fantastic. Neither Ryan nor myself knew much about Queensland, but here are the two emails sent from Ron:
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