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DIY and maintenance help in Waimate, New Zealand

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We are an Irish couple renovating our old wonderful house situated on the outskirts of town,
    ,I am a cycle mechanic and I enjoy mountain biking and living at the foot of the Waimate trail. I also do Karate.
    My wife Likes Art and Gardening. We enjoy having people to stay ,we enjoy being Workaway hosts and have met some cool people and made some friends.We welcome LGBTQ guests.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We live in a beautiful rural area with mountain bike and walking tracks.bikes may be borrowed for the track or going to town for a coffee and to explore .
    Our home is comfortable and the garden is beautiful and peaceful with clear night sky's.
    We play board games sometimes in the evenings .
    We will share our skills and we welcome your shared knowledge and stories.
    *Most important we like to laugh and enjoy good company and good food.








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  • Help

    Help

    The exterior of the house is being sanded and painted this year.Help with firewood and general maintenance.
    .We have no animals.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Irish: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Family home with Two guest bedrooms,4 single beds in dorm room ,Shared bathrooms.
    Non smokers.
    Breakfast , lunch and evening meal provided on work days .we are dairy and sugar free,will not cater to vegetarians or vegans.
    Average stay is ten days.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are situated between Timaru and Oamaru .Waimate town is only 10 min walk from the house with some cool little shops and cafes and an outdoor heated swimming pool.
    ,We like our guests to interact with us we love to hear their stories and not spend all the time in their rooms.Days off are for us too so get out there and enjoy yourself.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    5 hours a day.

Host ref number: 319548663276

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