Help around our place and discover Comox Glacier in Vancouver Island, Canada

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  Description

  We are located on Vancouver Island in the foothills below the Comox Glacier, 6 km. from the ocean and have hosted travelling helpers for 21 years. Accommodation is a rustic and basic bright loft in the bicycle building workshop. (Unheated but with plenty of quilts and a hot water bottle, plus the house is warmed with a cozy wood cook stove in cool weather.) We have several garden plots, a greenhouse, fruit trees and a walnut tree. I am a writer, a folk musician and a community and social justice advocate and Ross is a peace activist, an alternative bicycle designer, specializing in electric power assist and recumbent bicycles and utility cycling. The tasks depend on the season and include general gardening work such as compost making, planting, weeding, mulching, harvesting, fence repair, plus firewood, bicycle repair, help in the kitchen and occasionally some house work. This past spring we acquired chickens so we now have our own eggs. We eat local fish, chicken, meat and organic vegetables and fruit. There are wilderness outdoor recreational activities close by, including hiking, skiing, mountain biking and swimming. There are cultural events in the village of Cumberland, 3 km. away, and in Courtenay, 9 km. away. We have bikes to lend and there is a local bus system. We share our house with one cat. As we are a small place we are open to shorter stays.We request that helpers please refrain from using chemically scented products while staying with us.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  There is always plenty of stimulating chatter about a large range of topics such as healthy eating, world politics, peace activism, the environment and climate change. And of course travel, gardening, cooking and family histories. As I was born in India I love to talk about Indian culture and politics and Ross is especially keen on fitness and exercise.

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  Help

  We can find tasks for both skilled and unskilled workawayers and happy to teach. A willingness to work and learn is what we are looking for.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  Accommodation is in a rustic and basic bright loft in the bicycle building workshop. We provide sheets and bedding but the traveller is also free to use their own sleeping bag.
  All food is provided. Travellers generally prepare their own breakfast and lunch and I make supper which we eat as a family.

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  What else ...

  There are wilderness outdoor recreational activities close by, including hiking, skiing, mountain biking and swimming. There are cultural events in the village of Cumberland, 3 km. away, and in Courtenay, 9 km. away. We have bikes to lend and there is a local bus system.
  There is wifi and we encourage travellers to explore nearby Cumberland, famous for a rich mining history and world class mountain bike trails. We also ask travellers to retire to their room after 9:00 pm as we turn in early.

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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

  Free wifi is available.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is room for a regular sized campervan.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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