Help at my place and visit the largest islands near Grovfjord, Norway

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  Description

  My name is Leif. I am a quiet and calm man aged 62, I am divorced and live alone on the farm. It is an old farm and it needs DIY and repairs. Since I am mostly alone here, help is needed from time to time.
  
  I want to clarify that these are projects that I do not earn money from, but I want to put these things in order to have good facilities fore my family and friends and helpers on the farm. If you want and have time for it, you are welcome to lend a helping hand, which means that these things will be completed and can be put to use somewhat earlier than if I do everything myself.
  
  Behoved is both outside and inside. If you have experience with cars and other machines, that's great, because this is probably a neglected area. I am looking for people who have experience with carpentry, plumbing, mechanics, cleaning help in the home, as well . I have a desire to renovate the barn so that it is possible to create a sauna and shower. This is a long-term project. There will also be some concrete work, including lowering the floor in the garage and laying a new cover there, as well as laying an external cladding. I hope you find it interesting to help with the project. Experience has taught me that it is better for all parties that we shop and prepare our meals ourselves, this is because we are different people who like different things. That is why I have set 2-3 hours of help per day on the farm, there is also nothing in the way of us doing for example 6-8 hours one day and then taking a few days off to do other things such as exploring and visiting others areas that you want to see.I live in the perfect place for northern lights and midnight sun, close to the fjords, the oceans and the mountains 1.5 - 2 hours driving to the lovely Vesterålen, Lofoten and Senja, Harstad and Narvik, which are the nearest cities about 1 hour's drive from Grovfjord, are also worth a visit for travellers. I am very happy to take you on such tours.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Hello workawayers, and welkome to my site. I hope that you will find it intresting. Helping at my place will give you knowledge about northern norwegian and some sami culture. Sometimes I can offer trips and nature experiences, depending on season, it can be boat trips, fishing trips, Mountain hiking, skiing... Etc. Of the sights in Grovfjorden, one can mention the House in the Sea, which is an old school building that is today mainly used for cafe operation and rental for various events. It is not open every day, but the locals try to stay open on Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the year,We also have a power plant museum about 5 km from where I live
  . We have many marked hiking trails in the local area and a trip on the "Krigstien" can be especially exciting, den forteller om 2. Verdenskrig i Grovfjord, it tells about World War II in Grovfjord. If you have a qr scanner on your phone, you can use this in several languages. There are on display copies of fex a cannon and one which the occupiers also set up trenches used to stop the allies' attempt to recapture Grovfjord, after it had fallen. The information is in several languages ​​and there is also additional information on the qr code that can be scanned, this is also in several languages. When it comes to the paths in the area, these are often named after who used or found the best route from one place to another, this is also the sign. Grovfjorden is a fjord whit open sea all year round, but where the inner part of the fjord is iced over in winter. It is a good fishing fjord that can be fished both from land and by boat. There is also a private man who has collected objects and tools from ancient times and this may also be worth a visit.

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  Help

  house: help with cleaning, washing, cooking, renovating some rooms in 2. floor
  
  Food: to make things easy for all of us, we prepare our own food at the starting point, but it is nice to both prepare and eat together. This simplifies how the kitchen works in case some of us have to follow special diets. For example, I had a slimming operation some time ago, this means that there is a lot of food that I cannot eat and it would not be right of me to demand that my helpers accompany me on this.
  
  My next project is to prepare and plant vegetables. I have a goal of being able to grow my own vegetables without using pesticides. These are things that I hope to get done at the beginning of June.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Norwegian: Fluent
  English: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  I can help you learn Norwegian
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  Accommodation

  The persons who comes here to help will have a bedroom with a double or a single bed on the 2nd floor, . It is of course also possible to use the living room which is on the 1st floort, but it will bewith me also there. The bathroom is on the first floor and is used by everyone in the house. The kitchen is on the 1st floor.

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  What else ...

  To get to Grovfjord, you can of course drive here if you have a car, otherwise there is an airport at Evenes. You can also take a train to Narvik from youre plase. Public transport options to and from Grovfjord are poor, but there is a bus to Grovfjord Monday to Friday.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  I have mobile broadband on the farm, it is not very fast but works ok for surfing.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  I have plenty of space on the farm

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Cat and dog

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 2-3 hours a day, 5 days a week

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