Dick & Anita
About Dick & Anita
We are a retired couple from the Netherlands and have been sailing around the world with our sailing yacht Kind of Blue, see our website www.kindofblue.info.
We have travelled on the seas from 2005 untill the end of 2017 and visited numerous countries. We really enjoyed the travelling life. We love to get to know new cultures and people. To r...
We are a retired couple from the Netherlands and have been sailing around the world with our sailing yacht Kind of Blue, see our website www.kindofblue.info.
We have travelled on the seas from 2005 untill the end of 2017 and visited numerous countries. We really enjoyed the travelling life. We love to get to know new cultures and people. To really get to know a country, we think we needed to stay a bit longer. But on a boat, you are allways depending on the weather systems. However, we sailed back and forth between Fiji and New Zealand for 2 years, stayed for some 6 months in North America and Australia. Spent some 3 years in the Far East (Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia), etc. We are non-smokers. Besides Dutch, our native language, we speak English and German fluently and a bit of French and Spanish too. We manage to get by in most other languages for basic things.
Why we want to house sit
We like to get to know more of the countries we have visited and some new area's too. House sitting gives us the opportunity to become part of the community, even if it is for a limited time. However, we also appreciate our privacy. We know how important it is to have some one you can really trust to take care of your precious house, surrounding and pet(s). We promise to treat them as if they were our own!
Our experience
Having travelled abroad with our boat, we were for a prolonged time in New Zealand, where we house sitted in Whangarei. We took care of a cat and fed the birds and the hedgehogs. We did not need to house sit a lot, since we had sailed to wherever we were with our own "house".
Reviews (2)
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Norman - Oradour-sur-Glane, France
04 October - 16 October 2018
We were extremely happy with Dick and Anita. They took great care with our house and everything was clean and tidy on our return. More importantly they cared for our five year old Labrador (Benji) with love and affection giving him plenty of walks and grooming, which he loves. So that we weren't ...
We were extremely happy with Dick and Anita. They took great care with our house and everything was clean and tidy on our return. More importantly they cared for our five year old Labrador (Benji) with love and affection giving him plenty of walks and grooming, which he loves. So that we weren't missing him too much they sent us photos of him out and about and relaxing in his bed. We are very grateful to them both for taking care of Benji and would not hesitate to ask them back.
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Nicola - Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
01 June - 05 June 2018
Dick and Anita were ideal house and cat sitters! They were flexible and communicative, and very easy-going. We felt sure our home and cats were in great hands - as indeed they were. We were so pleased to find a small Dutch gift on arrival home. Happy cats, tidy home - what more could anyone ask f...
Dick and Anita were ideal house and cat sitters! They were flexible and communicative, and very easy-going. We felt sure our home and cats were in great hands - as indeed they were. We were so pleased to find a small Dutch gift on arrival home. Happy cats, tidy home - what more could anyone ask for? Thanks again! We can highly recommend Dick and Anita for future sits. All the best from Boitsfort :)
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External references (2)
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Joanne - Character Reference
28 May 2018
We know Dick & Anita for years and they are a loving and caring couple.
They take care of your belongings as if it is their own.
Dogs, cats, rabbits, birds ... you name it they look after them.
They sailed over the oceans on their own yacht (that's how we met) and are very well organized, reli...We know Dick & Anita for years and they are a loving and caring couple.
They take care of your belongings as if it is their own.
Dogs, cats, rabbits, birds ... you name it they look after them.
They sailed over the oceans on their own yacht (that's how we met) and are very well organized, reliable, self sufficient and tidy
Xmas 2018 they are in our house with 2 dogs in Papamoa Beach (Tauranga) NZ while we are visiting family in Canada.- Organised
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Duncan & Ria - Character Reference
24 May 2018
We own a house in the Bay of Islands, North Island New Zealand. We have known Dick and Anita since 2009 when we met in New Zealand and since then we have spent a considerable amount of time with them. They are a delightful couple; very well organised, extremely practical and capable, very sociabl...
We own a house in the Bay of Islands, North Island New Zealand. We have known Dick and Anita since 2009 when we met in New Zealand and since then we have spent a considerable amount of time with them. They are a delightful couple; very well organised, extremely practical and capable, very sociable, but highly responsible. We would be delighted with them house sitting our property and pets and would most strongly recommend them to any house owner.
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About Dick & Anita
We are a retired couple from the Netherlands and have been sailing around the world with our sailing yacht Kind of Blue, see our website www.kindofblue.info.
We have travelled on the seas from 2005 untill the end of 2017 and visited numerous countries. We really enjoyed the travelling life. We love to get to know new cultures and people. To really get to know a country, we think we needed to stay a bit longer. But on a boat, you are allways depending on the weather systems. However, we sailed back and forth between Fiji and New Zealand for 2 years, stayed for some 6 months in North America and Australia. Spent some 3 years in the Far East (Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia), etc. We are non-smokers. Besides Dutch, our native language, we speak English and German fluently and a bit of French and Spanish too. We manage to get by in most other languages for basic things.
We are a retired couple from the Netherlands and have been sailing around the world with our sailing yacht Kind of Blue, see our website www.kindofblue.info.
We have travelled on the seas from 2005 untill the end of 2017 and visited numerous countries. We really enjoyed the travelling life. We love to get to know new cultures and people. To really get to know a country, we think we needed to stay a bit longer. But on a boat, you are allways depending on the weather systems. However, we sailed back and forth between Fiji and New Zealand for 2 years, stayed for some 6 months in North America and Australia. Spent some 3 years in the Far East (Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia), etc. We are non-smokers. Besides Dutch, our native language, we speak English and German fluently and a bit of French and Spanish too. We manage to get by in most other languages for basic things.
Why we want to house sit
We like to get to know more of the countries we have visited and some new area's too. House sitting gives us the opportunity to become part of the community, even if it is for a limited time. However, we also appreciate our privacy. We know how important it is to have some one you can really trust to take care of your precious house, surrounding and pet(s). We promise to treat them as if they were our own!
Our experience
Having travelled abroad with our boat, we were for a prolonged time in New Zealand, where we house sitted in Whangarei. We took care of a cat and fed the birds and the hedgehogs. We did not need to house sit a lot, since we had sailed to wherever we were with our own "house".
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House & pet sitting timeline
Dick and Anita have done 2 house sits since 2017
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Oradour-sur-GlaneFranceOct 2018 -
Watermael-BoitsfortBelgiumJun 2018
