Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Last replied
28 Mar 2024
Reply rate
88.9 %
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Feedback
2
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Description
we are a retired married couple. Our main project is weeding the garden, but also getting some painting done and minor maintenance jobs. Tell us your skills and we'll tell you if we have a job for you! I have one son and 3 stepsons and one step daughter, plus 10 grandchildren. We both enjoy music - John plays the guitar and I have a go at ukulele.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can help visitors with learning English. We can show them the beaches and rivers and local sights. Offer them a friendly happy environment to stay in and pass on our knowledge if they are interested.
We also play guitar and ukulele.
Projects involving children
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Help
Gardening in our large garden. small maintenance jobs. preparing and painting window edges. Pruning bushes and trees.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis 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
A spacious bedroom upstairs. Linen provided. We live just a few minutes walk from the local cafes and shops and theatre.
Electric blanket on bed in winter! Log fire downstairs. Share kitchen.
We are happy to provide a muesli and fruit breakfast, you supply your lunch and we will cook evening meals. In return we ask you to work 3 hours a day with sundays off.
What else ...
There is poor public transport here. Hitch hiking works well . There are some great beaches about 15 minutes drive from here and rivers that are good for swimming in about 15 minutes walk from our house.
We live a quiet life, play some music, have a cat, treat people with respect and friendliness and expect that in return. We enjoy meeting people and used to run a backpackers but are now retired. We have a very large garden that we cannot keep up with.
Enjoy some laughs and good discussions.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
It needs to be a fairly small van as trees overhang the driveway! But apart from that, there is space.
Can possibly accept pets
No pets as we have a cat.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
3 hours a day, 6 days a week
Feedback (2)
I had an amazing week with you.
Great food, great work, good company and an amazing room.
Thank you and all the best for you two
I can recomend stay with them to everybody, but specialy to musicians as both of them love music.
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I had an amazing week with you.
Great food, great work, good company and an amazing room.
Thank you and all the best for you two
I can recomend stay with them to everybody, but specialy to musicians as both of them love music.
