After over ten years together in Vancouver, working city jobs, living busy city lives, we decided it was time to make a change. So we decided to move to the Sunshine Coast. And from there we would figure out what to do with our lives. We realized pretty quickly it was the right move for us.

Our decision to start renting the second cabin on our property was immediately obvious: we had the spare capacity, and quickly needed to find a way to make a living. And just like so many other Airbnb hosts when asked "why did you get into hosting on Airbnb?", the answer for us is the same: we got into it for the money, but we continue to do it because we love it!

So much so that when the property beside us came up for sale in late 2014, we couldn't resist. We bought it, spent the Spring renovating it, and now rent "Crowe's Nest" alongside our original rental, Alfie the A-Frame.

Being over here, having a little more free time, and being surrounded by many enterprising people has encouraged us to try more creative ways to make a living. Jen works part-time at the local craft brewery, Persephone, and also runs a nut-roasting company called West Coast Nuts. Gary hasn't quite cut his ties to the city yet and works casually doing computer programming gigs to fund our travel habit. As well as the odd, local renovation job when he has time!

We do love to travel when we can. If you have any interest in reading some of our stories, feel free to take a look at Boots on the Loose. Highlights include a year travelling north to south across Africa, and more recently taking the Trans-Mongolian train across Russia!

We are very glad you found us and hope to meet you soon 🙂