ABOUT YOUR DREAM TEAM SITTERS
"Your home will be in excellent hands with the Vrooms" - B. Hoonan
Meet the Vrooms! We are both runners and met in 1991 while working in Zambia, Africa. We have had 4 (rescue) dogs as pets and companions. Herman is originally from The Netherlands and an engineer/landscaper who can maintain and repair almost anything. Elizabeth is a teacher, master gardener and a very organized and meticulous person. We have experience managing our own properties and understand what a home-owner is looking for in a house-sitter.
We are healthy, honest, adventurous, hardworking and speak several languages between the two of us: English, Dutch, French, German, and intermediate Spanish. We have three grown children and being recent empty-nesters, we are using the opportunity to explore more of the world, while retaining the sense of being at home. We have a strong preference for longer term house-sits, so that we have the chance to form lasting relationships with home owners and enjoy being part of the local community.
A Few Snapshots

Mountain biking, WA
Galbraith Mountain

The Vrooms
Scotland Summer 2019
Our Bainbridge Home
Porch and patio built by Herman

Our Bellingham Home
This is currently "home base"

Elizabeth and Nico
Mount Townsend, August 2017
Herman and Tikka
Hiking on Mount Baker, Sept. 2020
27th anniversary hike
Olympic National Park, August 2020

Walking pets!
Dordogne, France 2021