Became a member in: 2020
Renewal Date: 31/Jan/2025
We are a retired couple in our early seventies, having had professional careers, reasonably fit and always enjoyed the outdoors. We have 3 adult daughters and 6 grandchildren. We have spent many years living overseas and currently enjoy sailing, golfing, reading, music and good food and wine.
Additional languages spoken
French
Affinities
Golf,
Fishing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Bridge,
Large Families,
Wine Lovers,
Music Lovers
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Retirees,
Banking / Finance
Non-simultaneous Home Exchange
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Long-term Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is possible
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Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Large two storey detached home with expansive sea views, a lift, heated pool and a garden, just moments walk to the sand and village of Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula. There are three bedrooms with king size beds and a third with either a king sized bed or twin beds, Additionally there is a study with a sofabed. There are two large living areas, one on each level.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Mount Martha is a small, friendly village that offers good shopping with a selection of tempting little eateries, as well as tennis, golf, bowls, and sailing clubs and a life saving club. A safe, sandy swimming beach lined with colourful bathing boxes stretches from north to south of the village. Leading inland from the beach is a foreshore reserve offering a peaceful boardwalk with an audio trail along the Balcombe Creek Wetlands - home to a rich selection of bird life. Within a short radius of Mount Martha, there are many fine wineries, restaurants and golf courses for which the Mornington Peninsula is renowned. What is less well known is that this unspoilt area also offers good fishing, sailing, surfing, horseback riding, bushwalking, swimming with the dolphins/seals, fruit picking, truffle hunting, glassblowing and many sculpture parks.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
Mount Martha Beach and Mt Martha Village are just a moments walk from the house. There are several good cafes, Italian, Mexican, Indian and Chinese restaurants as well as two wine bars in this small quiet village. In addition we have more essential services such as a supermarket, pharmacy, newsagent, hairdressers, a good butcher, a baker and a couple of ATMs. The Mornington Peninsula is famous throughout Australia for its fine wineries, restaurants, golf courses, beaches and numerous attractions for young active families. Mount Martha is particularly well placed on the Peninsula as it is a short distance to the wineries and restaurants as well as the freeways that connect it to Melbourne's CBD in an hour. We suggest you view the following website to get a feel for the area.
https://www.visitmorningtonpeninsula.org/ThingsToDo.aspx
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Leisure and cultural activities
Walks or jogging paths
Health or fitness clubs
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
It is important to find our house neat and tidy on return.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2020
Renewal Date: 31/Jan/2025
We are a retired couple in our early seventies, having had professional careers, reasonably fit and always enjoyed the outdoors. We have 3 adult daughters and 6 grandchildren. We have spent many years living overseas and currently enjoy sailing, golfing, reading, music and good food and wine.
Additional languages spoken
French
Affinities
Golf,
Fishing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Bridge,
Large Families,
Wine Lovers,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
Retirees,
Banking / Finance
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