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I spent a week with Lizzy and had a wonderful time. She has a nice farm with lots of animals and great nature all around with beautiful hiking trails, which I explored every day.
I enjoyed helping on the farm. Lizzy made sure that I enjoyed my tasks and I also liked the fact that the work was very varied.
I enjoyed drawing with Kaitlyn on the
… read more patio and Ryan and I talked a lot about our favorite movies and games.
I also had a beautiful and cozy room in the house and Lizzy cooked delicious food every day.
The time flew by so quickly and I am very grateful for the wonderful week :)
Vom Workawayer (Orhiane) für Host
My stay at Lizzy's was my first volunteer experience and was quite satisfying. I was happy to be able to help her, every day I discovered a hidden place on his enormous land! It is a very calm, very soothing and rejuvenating place. There are lots of animals and that's great. You can sleep in a caravan in the garden and it's very pleasant to wake
… read more up surrounded by nature. Lizzy has a big heart and is adorable. I spent some time with his children who are also very nice, cute and polite. Lizzy took me to a little festival for New Years and it was really great! A very nice experience! Thank you for everything Lizzy, i wish you all the best!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Benjamin Shahin & Nina) für Host
Our week at Lizzies was very disappointing and had a very sudden and unfortunate end.
There are many things to it. First of all, we never really felt welcome or appreciated around the house. The information she gave was often very unclear, and there where rarely any appreciation for the work that we did, only about the things that wasn't good
… read more enough. There where absolutely nothing to do in our sparetime, and she never offered anything in that time. Besides that, it would have been great if she had told us beforehand that there where absolutely no internet at the house, as her page says.
Furthermore, she told us in her message that she would need help with her horses (why we came there in the first place), but we never had any interaction with any of them, or where offered it. The only things we did was fixing the garden, so her house would be easier to sell. Which is fine, but not if you claim that you are a horsefarm and that you need help with that.
We felt okay with all these things, enjoyed the nature instead, (the weather was luckily amazing), talked to her sweet kids and animals, and enjoyed her great cooking! We wanted to get the best out of the situation.
We would never had written any of this, if it wasn't for the sudden ending.
The agreement was, that we would stay there for two weeks (the place is in the middle of nowhere, so if you dont have a car, you are kind of stuck), but on the 6th day (working 5 of them) she suddenly tells one of us that she was running out of water, and that she wouldn't have enough for all of us. So in her very confusing way of explaining, she said something about that she wanted us to leave "in a couple of days or maybe today or tomorrow" (again, very unclear). Then she offered to drive us somewhere if we would need that, but no sorry for having us working 50 hours without getting anything out of it.
She told us to have a chat about it and figure out what to do, so we went to the nearest internetspot (1 km from the house) to figure out what to do. When we came back, she asked if we had found anything, and we told her that we had texted a few places but we waited for answers. Then she told us that we had to leave immediately because we had left the house without telling her and that it was not fair to her (!).. As we understood it (unclear again), she expressed that she didn't want people to leave on a working day (even though she just told us that we had to leave as soon as possible, and we actually asked her in the morning what she wanted us to do, workwise). We told her that it was impossible to find anywhere to stay that quickly (especially without internet), and that we needed a little more time. She said that, that wasn't fair to HER.
We felt treated very unreasonable and got upset. She wanted us to leave immediately because she couldn't have people staying without working (apparently forgetting we had been for 5 days). Then (unfortunately) one of us lost our temper and said some things we wish we hadn't, and the situation was escalated a bit. Probably because of all the unsatisfying things during the week had to end with HER feeling treated unfairly.
Everything was about her and her family needs, and because her son apparently had to go visit his girlfriend at that moment, we had to rearrange everything to fit in her schedule.
Imaging waking up in the morning, wondering if you have the day off or not - then 20 minutes later being told that you have to leave soon (or in a couple of days), expecting to have some time to figure out what to do, but then 3 hours later being dropped off in a very small city with nowhere certain to go.
Credit to her for driving us to the nearest city, even though one of us had said some bad things in anger (apologized for it afterwards).
We left feeling used only as free labor - not as a two-way exchange of help.
We got dropped off without any kind of apology...Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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I spent a week with Lizzy and had a wonderful time. She has a nice farm with lots of animals and great nature all around with beautiful hiking trails, which I explored every day.
I enjoyed helping on the farm. Lizzy made sure that I enjoyed my tasks and I also liked the fact that the work was very varied.
I enjoyed drawing with Kaitlyn on the
… read more patio and Ryan and I talked a lot about our favorite movies and games.
I also had a beautiful and cozy room in the house and Lizzy cooked delicious food every day.
The time flew by so quickly and I am very grateful for the wonderful week :)
Vom Workawayer (Orhiane) für Host
My stay at Lizzy's was my first volunteer experience and was quite satisfying. I was happy to be able to help her, every day I discovered a hidden place on his enormous land! It is a very calm, very soothing and rejuvenating place. There are lots of animals and that's great. You can sleep in a caravan in the garden and it's very pleasant to wake
… read more up surrounded by nature. Lizzy has a big heart and is adorable. I spent some time with his children who are also very nice, cute and polite. Lizzy took me to a little festival for New Years and it was really great! A very nice experience! Thank you for everything Lizzy, i wish you all the best!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Benjamin Shahin & Nina) für Host
Our week at Lizzies was very disappointing and had a very sudden and unfortunate end.
There are many things to it. First of all, we never really felt welcome or appreciated around the house. The information she gave was often very unclear, and there where rarely any appreciation for the work that we did, only about the things that wasn't good
… read more enough. There where absolutely nothing to do in our sparetime, and she never offered anything in that time. Besides that, it would have been great if she had told us beforehand that there where absolutely no internet at the house, as her page says.
Furthermore, she told us in her message that she would need help with her horses (why we came there in the first place), but we never had any interaction with any of them, or where offered it. The only things we did was fixing the garden, so her house would be easier to sell. Which is fine, but not if you claim that you are a horsefarm and that you need help with that.
We felt okay with all these things, enjoyed the nature instead, (the weather was luckily amazing), talked to her sweet kids and animals, and enjoyed her great cooking! We wanted to get the best out of the situation.
We would never had written any of this, if it wasn't for the sudden ending.
The agreement was, that we would stay there for two weeks (the place is in the middle of nowhere, so if you dont have a car, you are kind of stuck), but on the 6th day (working 5 of them) she suddenly tells one of us that she was running out of water, and that she wouldn't have enough for all of us. So in her very confusing way of explaining, she said something about that she wanted us to leave "in a couple of days or maybe today or tomorrow" (again, very unclear). Then she offered to drive us somewhere if we would need that, but no sorry for having us working 50 hours without getting anything out of it.
She told us to have a chat about it and figure out what to do, so we went to the nearest internetspot (1 km from the house) to figure out what to do. When we came back, she asked if we had found anything, and we told her that we had texted a few places but we waited for answers. Then she told us that we had to leave immediately because we had left the house without telling her and that it was not fair to her (!).. As we understood it (unclear again), she expressed that she didn't want people to leave on a working day (even though she just told us that we had to leave as soon as possible, and we actually asked her in the morning what she wanted us to do, workwise). We told her that it was impossible to find anywhere to stay that quickly (especially without internet), and that we needed a little more time. She said that, that wasn't fair to HER.
We felt treated very unreasonable and got upset. She wanted us to leave immediately because she couldn't have people staying without working (apparently forgetting we had been for 5 days). Then (unfortunately) one of us lost our temper and said some things we wish we hadn't, and the situation was escalated a bit. Probably because of all the unsatisfying things during the week had to end with HER feeling treated unfairly.
Everything was about her and her family needs, and because her son apparently had to go visit his girlfriend at that moment, we had to rearrange everything to fit in her schedule.
Imaging waking up in the morning, wondering if you have the day off or not - then 20 minutes later being told that you have to leave soon (or in a couple of days), expecting to have some time to figure out what to do, but then 3 hours later being dropped off in a very small city with nowhere certain to go.
Credit to her for driving us to the nearest city, even though one of us had said some bad things in anger (apologized for it afterwards).
We left feeling used only as free labor - not as a two-way exchange of help.
We got dropped off without any kind of apology...Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Manon)
Manon was lovely to have around. She was especially good with the horses and I was able to leave her to do this alone once she learned what to do wit each horse. Manon is a very capable rider too. She loves working with all animals and happy to spend time with them. She was also very good with other jobs around the farms. She is very nice to talk
… read more to. She is welcome back anytime. I recommend her to any host especially if you have horses....it is her passion!
Vom Workawayer (Manon) für Host
I would definitively recommend this farm to everyone, especially people who loves horses! Lizzy is a very giving and spiritual woman that I was happy to help. I learnt a lot during my 2 weeks stay. There is plenty to do with the horses (feeding, grooming, ridding, handling). I could ride up to 4 times a day, so if you have some experience with
… read more horses and wanna ride, it’s the place for you! I really got attached to some of the horses, they are just too lovable ;p. There are also nice dogs and cats, so animals lovers should be at ease.
I also got to spend a weekend at her Airbnb by the sea, which was really nice ! The place was beautiful.
Lizzy has 2 farms with horses, one of them with unlimited WiFi. So it’s making up for the farm where we don’t have any reception ^^
Oh and Lizzy is a great cook!
Lizzy best of luck for the next ! Hope you will get to go to Bali soon, and I hope I will get to help you again with your horses some day!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Marit) für Host
I spent about two weeks at Lizzy's and had an amazing time. There were other volunteers as well (at one point there were four of us!) and it was heaps of fun. We were doing jobs on our own as well as with the other volunteers. I helped cleaning out the saddle shed and with the horses (feeding, grooming, riding), as well as some gardening jobs at
… read more Lizzy's other properties. We spent a lot of afternoons swimming at the waterfalls on one of the properties, which was really nice after working on hot days. Lizzy is a really good, kind and friendly woman and she's created a lovely peaceful and relaxing atmosphere in her house.
I'm really happy that I stayed here and I often think back to the nice moments we had, for example chasing the sunset in Lizzie's awesome van for that perfect picture or pretending to be cowboys with Omer, the other volunteer, and rounding up the horses to get them into the other paddock (which was heaps of fun once we got the hang of it).
This was by far one of the best Workaway experiences I've had and I've made some really good friends here.
I wish Lizzie and the rest of the family all the best for the future, thanks
for letting me stay with you :hearts:Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Ella) für Host
I stayed with Lizzy and her beautiful family for 2.5 weeks. It was my first workaway experience and definitely think I gained a lot during that time. The work was varied (inside or outside), at a few different locations. The first week I was alone and after work there was a lot of time to spend by yourself as the family is doing their own things.
… read more Great opportunity to read a book or enjoy the nature. The second week I spent with other travelers, which was heaps of fun!
It takes a day or two to get used to the rural farm life but I believe one will learn a lot from the experience and spending some time away from the city.
Lizzy is an amazing cook, great mom and a very kind and genuine person. I enjoyed our conversations and hearing her stories and experiences. I will miss her and the time there!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Justin) für Host
I had an amazing time here! Lizzy and her family were super nice. The food was really good. The work wasnt repetitive and I feel I learned alot. I would help out here again! Thanks again for everything Lizzy!
Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Victor)
Victor was a great help with anything that needed to be done around the place.
He loves sorting things and cleaning out sheds etc and doesn't just throw everything out! I could just let him potter about!
From someone who is busy and a bit of a hoarder this is a true blessing!
Thankyou Victor for your help...We will see you again one day......
Vom Workawayer (Victor) für Host
I spent two weeks with Lizzy and her lovely family. The living area was away from the city and peaceful. Meals were hearty and filling.
I helped with one of her properties that will become a lovely getaway. After doing some carpentry work for a few days, I continued with cleaning and reorganizing the large storage shed. It was a great challenge,
… read more but it looked great when it was finished.
Lizzy would always have a lunch and coffee ready even if I was the only one at the worksite. We had a great time talking and doing hard labor together. I look forward to seeing her again and the property once it's completed.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Nathalie & Gabriel)
Nathalie and Gabriel are two of the nicest workawayers to visit me.....very friendly and committed to their work....even if they have never done it before! The children and I really enjoyed our yoga sessions in the garden with them. I recommend them to anyone. Best workawayers ever!!!
Vom Workawayer (Judith ) für Host
Lizzy is a busy woman who has three children and takes care of further three young children.
It was my first wwoofing-experience and I was happy to get the opportunity in the last minute.
Unfortunality there was less work with horses but I think we could clean a lot and I could help her a little bit.
The meals were very good in the evening and
… read more at breakfast and lunch I could take whatever I want.
I wish you, Lizzy, and the really polite children all the best. Thank you! ;-)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Nicole)
Nicole stayed with us for a week over the Christmas and she was a good help with gardening and tidying over this period. She gets stuck in and does a good, thorough job. She is lovely to talk to about her experiences. Sorry we didn't get to have a horse ride but this time of year is very busy to organise around everything, parties, cooking and
… read more weather! Nicole brought with her little gifts for the children which was great and thankyou for performing your Osteopathic skills on two of the children. I would recommend Nicole to any host......
Vom Workawayer (Nicole) für Host
Lizzy's place is a great spot if you want to experience remote tasmanian farm lifestyle and quietness. Lots of farm animals around, Wallabies jumping in the paddocks, possums running over your roof and many birds singing in the surrounding bush.
The next town (Wynyard or Burnie) is like half an hour drive away and it could be better to have your
… read more own car if you wanted to go around.
The neighbours (we got to know them on a party) are very kind, friendly and helpful.
Internet might be a bit tricky although they are trying to fix it. The only phone operator that's working out there is Telstra, forget about everything else.
Accomodation is simple and consists in small cabins or caravans. There is only one bathroom for the whole family and the workawayers, plus a composting toilet.
Food is good and Lizzy made a big effort to provide me with vegetarian meals.
She is a busy woman, all day around with house and kids but still she tried to make my stay as comfortable as possible (after a long hard garden working day she might offer to pamper yourself in the hot whirlpool!!!) and she is always positive.
The kids are well educated, but I hadn't so much to do with them, they were making their own stuff (the bigger ones) or were taken care of by Lizzy or the elder kids.
There is a lot of work to do, mostly gardening, cleaning the paddocks, setting up the workshop and cleaning in the house. It was fair and time was flexible, so we didn't need to work outside when it was pouring or the sun burned too hot. She gives clear intructions and then leaves you on the work by yourself, still being there if you might have any questions.
There was another workawayer with me (Mikkel) and I really appreciated his company in work and spare time. It could get a little bit lonely there if you are all by yourself. At least make sure that you have a nice book with you!
The only thing I really missed was working with the horses. I applied at Lizzy's for that, but although she has a lot of horses they are all around in different paddocks and the neighbour's farms and there is no work to do with them. Also there was no opportunity to ride.
I recommend to stay at Lizzy's farm for people who enjoy remote lifestyle and are not too picky. If you like nature, quietness and bushwalks that's the right spot to go to.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Jocelyn & Jeremy)
Jocelyn and Jeremy were two of the best work- a- wayers I have had stay with me. Even though they have a young child they are very keen to help with everything and anything.... trying hard to fix the starter motor in my car when it decided not to go! And although none of the plumbing work Jeremy did was straight forward he managed to sort it out
… read more using what we had......even when I couldn't find the shut off tap to the water upstairs with water going everywhere!!! They are happy and motivated! It was nice to have Joeclyn keeping my kitchen clean in between all the chaos! My boys miss the music jam sessions and learnt a lot from Jeremy's experience. They are a beautiful family and will be an asset to anyone who takes them in their travel overseas. They are welcome back here anytime......Jocelyn I still owe you a horse ride!
Vom Workawayer (Jocelyn & Jeremy) für Host
We had a fantastic stay with Lizzy and the kids! They are so friendly and welcoming! Lizzy is a wonderful cook and it was a beautiful place to spend time! Our 2 year old had a great time visiting all the animals each day and it was such a great space for her to run and play! She loved her pony ride! Thank you!!
This was our first workaway
… read more experience and we felt really comfortable and had a great time helping out wherever needed! It certainly didn't feel like work!! We loved it and can't wait to do more workaways! Thanks so much Lizzy! We will definitely be back! XxDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Daniel & Kate) für Host
We enjoyed our stay at Lizzy's farm. Lizzy, Ken & the kids are very friendly and we really enjoyed getting to know them. There was always something to do to help out, from mucking out paddocks to building a kitchen extension. It was a great opportunity to try something new.
I suppose the only down side was that we had hoped to get some personal
… read more work done in our spare time, but there was no internet available to us. However Lizzy said she was happy for us to leave a bit early to find internet connection in Burnie, which was really useful.
We're really grateful to have had the experience, as it was so different to our normal lives. Well worth a visit if you want to see what farm life in Tasmania is like.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (FranZiegler) für Host
I stayed on the farm for 4 days and had a mixed experience. I believe it was only bad timing when I was there so would recommend everyone to make up their own mind on their stay. Lizzy picked me up on Thursday afternoon and told me they were going to leave on Saturday morning, which is when I will be looking after all the animals until they will
… read more return, I started working on Friday. As Lizzy is really busy with the little kids (who she is doing a great and honorable job with), I was left alone on the farm to do a variety of gardening, animal feeding and poo picking jobs. I worked more than 5 hours a day, by my own choice to keep busy and I didn't expect a great appreciation but at least a "good job" or "thank you for that" as a sign of recognition would have been nice.
On Saturday morning they left and came back on Sunday in the evening. I wouldn't have minded if it would have been discussed beforehand, rather than by the time I got there. This way I felt a bit "dumped" and alone. I also didn't do any horse work, which is why I went there in the first place, which was also the case, because the family was away for the weekend and was on the agenda for the next week.
There is no wifi as it says on Lizzy's profile, which I didn't mind too much, but it is a bit misleading and annoying if you want to plan your further trip. The accomodation takes a day to get used to, the dinners where amazingly good (my highlight of the day).
Lets put it this way, if you want a farmstay where you can experience a simple lifestyle, this is a great place to go to.
Don't expect too much comfort or integration by the family, as the little foster kids obviously can't meet new people all the time, so it's more about the animals over there, than meeting the locals.
Like I said, I truly believe it was bad timing and think there is a good chance of you having a great time there, depending on your expectations.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Irene & Rickard) für Host
We stayed at the farm for about a week and a half and loved the experience! The room we had was really cozy, the food was great, the views stunning and the people and animals adorable. We got to try a variety of tasks, which was nice. We were also assigned to feed the animals every day and it felt quite sad to leave them in the end. The whole
… read more family is great to be around, the children are very polite and great to talk with, Lizzy takes great care of you and Ken has some very interesting stories. :) We would recommend the farm to anyone who wants a genuine Tasmanian experience!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Kate & Gaetano) für Host
We had a wonderful time at Lizzy & Ken's for a couple of nights! They were welcoming and accommodating.
Our children loved being able to feed the animals each day. Lizzy is also a great cook - dinners were delicious! It was lovely being "disconnected" during our stay - it helped to appreciate the remote location! :)
Thanks for having us & for
… read more our first Workaway experience! :DDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Suzanne) für Host
I stayed for two weeks at Lizzy's farm, in the beginning I really had to get used to being so remote, but the longer I stayed the more I appreciated being disconnected from the outside world. The place is amazing, the views are great and the sunsets were stunning. It was nice to spend some time in the house in Penguin (along the coast) as well, a
… read more change of scenery and the sea is incredibly blue. It was very interesting staying in a family with so many kids of such a nice age range (0 - 15 when I was there), all kids have their own wonderful personality :) We did not work a lot with horses, as a lot of other things were going on at the time I was there - but we did play a lot of music, and made important preparations for the cold season (hay & firewood :) ). Thank you Lizzy for having me over! Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (JacobT) für Host
I had a great time in Wynyard with Lizzy, Ken, all the kids and the WWOOFers. Even though the weather was bad when I came, it was a really beautiful place. I was extremely comfortable and well fed there for the two nights I stayed. All the kids are so well behaved and fun to be around. It was a really great way to spend my days in Tasmania and an
… read more extremely new experience for me.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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