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All good things must come to an end and so it is for our time as caretakers of the Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse. Tomorrow is our last day in this beautiful, and sometimes challenging place, and we are all packed and ready for our next exciting adventure. We truly had no idea what we were signingContinue reading “Day 183 – September 1, 2019”

Hello friends. Well, it’s official. We have less than one month before we depart the island. It’s kinda hard to wrap our heads around, to be honest. The visit from the Friends of Maatsuyker was a raging success and Harry outdid himself with the spread for the hard workers. Other than that it’s been aContinue reading “Day 154 – August 3, 2019”

Four months! Wow. And as if on cue, we ticked over four thousand subscribers this morning! Amazing. Thank you all for taking an interest in our odd little corner of the web. Thanks also for all your well wishes. Yes, I’m fully recovered. And no, Harry didn’t wear a nurses uniform (cheeky buggers), although that’sContinue reading “Day 123 – July 2, 2019”

Hello, everyone. Yes, we’re still here. Sorry for worrying you all! I got the dreaded triple-lurgy – bronchitis, tonsillitis, and laryngitis. YUCK! Thankfully Harry sidestepped it so he could focus all his attention on keeping things running and lovingly nursing me back to health. He’s been a true angel and I’m now firing on allContinue reading “Day 100 – June 9, 2019”

We have babies!!! Well, that’s what young Harold screamed at me this morning when he burst into our bedroom and woke me from my peaceful slumber. Three pairs of short-tailed shearwaters, also known as Tasmanian Muttonbirds, had built their burrows under the front verandah and laid their eggs. With no foxes or other direct predatorsContinue reading “Day 75 – May 15, 2019”

Hello lovely people. We’ve made it to the two-month mark! Can you believe it? Thank you for everyone’s comments on the last post, the movie night was certainly a special one for us both. The weather has been quite shit and our progress on the remaining big outdoor jobs has been slow but we’re pluggingContinue reading “Day 60 – April 30, 2019”

Hello, fans and friends. I see a lot of you have been eagerly awaiting an update on our date night and we’re sorry to have kept you all in suspense. (Not really, but Harry said I had to apologize.) Did the weather hold off? Did I manage to keep it a secret from Harry? DidContinue reading “Day 45 – April 15, 2019”

Hello fans and new friends! Well, well, well. Our little corner of the Internet has certainly been buzzing since our last post. Thanks for all the lovely messages and oddly keen interest in mine and Harry’s relationship. Not sure why you’re so invested but it’s been very sweet of you all. We’re doing well, stillContinue reading “Day 30 – March 31, 2019”

Hello world! Louis here. Yes, Harry and I are now doing this blog thingy together. He’d kept it a secret from me, the little minx, but I caught him out last week and sat on him until he agreed I could do it with him. Alright, that’s not exactly how it happened, but I’m aContinue reading “Day 15 – March 16, 2019”