If you and your S.O. (or BFF) are down to move to an EXTREMELY remote Tasmanian Island, you’ll get a house *and* a job

If you and your S.O. (or BFF) are down to move to an EXTREMELY remote Tasmanian Island, you’ll get a house *and* a job

If you’ve been looking for a way to get the heck out of America, you may be in luck — a Tasmanian island will give any couple who moves there a house and a job for six months. Those of us who don’t have significant others can apply with a friend — but choose your application buddy carefully because you’ll be spending a whole lot of quality time together on a remote island. (There’s no Internet or TV, so really think this through.)

If you’re cool with unplugging and relatively confident that your relationship can weather six months on Maatsuyker Island, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service is looking for couples to be caretakers of the island for the next two years.

Wild island opportunityIf you are keen to escape the rat race and spend six months on a sometimes wet and often...

Posted by Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service on Sunday, December 11, 2016

The caretakers will only be able to leave the island if there’s an emergency — but one look at these amazing views, and we’re already tempted to apply.

Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse and the smaller rocky islands known as The Needles, five kilometres off mainland Tasmania’s south-west coast, thanks to @garry_norris. Australia’s southernmost lighthouse, the Maatsuyker Island lighthouse was completed in 1891 and was the last Australian lighthouse to be officially operated by lightkeepers. This is one of the most remote parts of Tasmania. Thanks for tagging #discovertasmania, Garry. #tasmaniaparks #maatsuykerisland #lighthouse

A photo posted by Discover Tasmania (@tasmania) on Sep 4, 2014 at 4:28pm PDT

If you head to the “sometimes wet and often windswept island” with your other half or your best friend, you’ll be responsible for maintenance of grounds, buildings, and plants on the island. Plus, the Bureau of Meteorology will train and pay you to carry out daily weather observations.

Maatsuyker Island is the southernmost point of the Australian continental shelf. The lighthouse was built in 1891, and is now automated but manned for weather observations. The island is subject to extreme weather conditions with the winds of the Roaring Forties having been recorded at 176km (110 miles) per hour. It is also known for its large seabird population. Part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. From my photo book "Voyage around Tasmania"

A photo posted by Peter Hendrie Photographer (@peterhendriephoto) on May 16, 2016 at 6:34pm PDT

The caretakers will only get one resupply visit, but there’s a vegetable garden (there’s no time like the present to learn how to grow your own food, right?) and the intrepid pair will have a beautiful 19th century four-bedroom house to themselves.

Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse Tasmania #awesomebeachhousebicheno #tasmania #southernocean #swell #sea #island #lighthouse

A photo posted by Awesome Beach House Bicheno (@bicheno_awesome_beachhouse) on Jul 12, 2016 at 7:50pm PDT

If you’re feeling adventurous (and confident that you have a significant other or BFF who you’ll still love after this six-month getaway), hurry up and apply here — applications are due on January 30th.