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Anne, you will find that this can be a wonderful part of your life and as you say full of surprises!
I had a booking last year that I was sure was a ' mystery shopper'.....a company mole!
Here was his profile.......
All he had was one previous review from a year before and a wish list item to stay in our listing! He booked to fly in from the west coast of America, stay in our listing for a week and then fly straight back to the US.....who does that??
Geez, did I turn it on Anne, this was going to be a hosting to go down in history, I left no stone unturned!
Lee arrived and he was a lovely guy! We had a great week I made a few nice meals and my wine cellar got a bit of a hiding and Lee provided some nice touches too.....but, he wasn't a company mole! He was just a cowboy from the black hills of Dacota!
His wife was an ultra marathon runner and two years previously she had been out training and was struck by a vehicle and never came home! Lee was having terrible trouble in coming to grips with this and each year he picks out a destination he thinks his wife would have liked and goes and stays!
Last year it was our listing!
Amongst the sadness a friendship was formed....we will be friends with Lee for life!
Hosting....yeah it can be a wonderful part of your life Anne!
Cheers.....Rob