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We are looking for workawayers who will have their own en suite accomodation either in our en suite chalet of in a classic mercedes motorhome.
We have a small holding and a. It is in rural Andalusia, Spain, bordering Portugal's Algarve. We are totally off grid, solar electric, well water, gas/wood heating cooking. It is 1km from a sealed road, 7km from nearest village. (Or three miles by boat)
Grounds are 1 hectare . We have enhanced it with a vineyard, olive and citrus trees. On top of this is a substantial kitchen garden with the long term aim of being self sufficient in veg and fruit.
We have a swimminmg pool with terrace and bar.
We have a jetty, boats and Canoes for fun. Our house is raised on hillside with magnificent panoramic views up and down river. On average someone drives to the local village ( with shopping, bank, bars, pharmacy) 2 or 3 times per week, and often on to nearby towns.
Have approx 100 m of private river bank with jetty.
We are an english married couple, 65ish. ! In general, we are all adventurous, fit, keen to learn and ... Fun!
We are creating an idyllic space in idyllic countryside.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are on a learning curve as to what to plant and when and how best to stay with 'green' principles. Travellers will share this.
There is a beautiful and unspoilt countryside to enjoy, Spanish to be learned and a small but vibrant social scene in the nearby villages.
Help
We are specifuically looking for help dismantling a large wooden shed, moving and re erecting it. Also the construction of a new wooden river jetty. So wookworking skills and knowledge very useful..
also help on the land, clearing hedgerows and river frontage. trellising vineyard and olive grove, including installation of irrigation systems.
Pruning overgrown trees and fruit trees
Painting exterior of house.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
There is a self contained cabin with double bedroom, washroom with shower, WC and basin ad a living room with kitchenette, table and chairs, a couple of sofa beds, leading out onto a small veranda. Cabin has own solar 220v electric system, and gas heating/cooking/BBQ. There is limited internet at available in main house and cell phone is fickle save for a few specific places.
Cabin is fully furnished with bedding, towels etc.
Laundry is available in main house.
There is a also a fully fitted retro Mercedes campervan
Cabin is a few metres from our swimming pool
What else ...
7 km walk to nearest village with shops, bars , restaurants. There is unlimited walking and rambling nearby. Birdwatching is great, angling on the river and other watersports. lots of open mike amateur music in village with sizeable expat community, mostly Brits, dutch, French, German.
We go out 2 or 3 times a week shopping, touring drinking etc and will happily take workawayers,
We are 45 mins drive to nearest lovely sandy beach, similar to main town.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
plenty of space for campervans
Can possibly accept pets
no, our animals are very shy and do not welcome new comers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 -5 hours a day, 5 days a week, but flexible.
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Thank you both so much for everything 🥰
Brace yourselves for some delicious cuisine, superb company and a super cosy chalet to rest your heads at the end of the day. Be prepared for dad jokes by Ed and for Claire to beat you at a game of Mexican train as you sit by the pool looking over to… read more
Craig is a very skilled guy who can turn himself to pretty much any task, plumbing, wiring, mechanics, garden, you name it he can do it. not only that he is creative, identifies the task, works out how to do it and gets it done.... well! they are both confident and get on with stuff with minmal… read more
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Thank you both so much for everything 🥰
Brace yourselves for some delicious cuisine, superb company and a super cosy chalet to rest your heads at the end of the day. Be prepared for dad jokes by Ed and for Claire to beat you at a game of Mexican train as you sit by the pool looking over to… read more
Craig is a very skilled guy who can turn himself to pretty much any task, plumbing, wiring, mechanics, garden, you name it he can do it. not only that he is creative, identifies the task, works out how to do it and gets it done.... well! they are both confident and get on with stuff with minmal… read more
They were fit, strong and willing. They were tidy and helful around the house.
They were intuitive, working out how to address an issue, and executing the solution. they needed very little guidance and only needed input once. We achieved much more thatn we had hoped for during their time here.
In… read more
They treated us tremendously, with loads of food, funny nights of playing games and teaching us new things. They are really caring people with a good sense of humour and are a good fun of a company.
The work we did varied and was fun aswell, we learned multiple new things.
We… read more
The place is so peacefull and we loved exploring it. The work was all outside which was amazing because it is such a wonderfull place. We are for sure comming back.
Thank you so much Eddie & Claire!
The accommodation is brilliant, totally self contained and the hot showers were a real bonus, their place is very much out in the sticks, a… read more
We thoroughly enjoyed helping out with many different tasks… read more
