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I am an early retired manufacturing and process engineer. We moved to Portugal several years ago. The house that was bought is made of recycled materials- old telegraph poles and railway sleepers. It is in a beautiful country location on the Silver Coast, and the views are stunning.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Help
Help with fencing, plus maintenance of what is already there. Ability to use electrical and hand tools would be useful but not essential.
DIY type jobs.
The forever job, weeding.
Tree trimming and sometimes manual work such as digging holes for posts.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentAccommodation
Self catering wood one bedroom cottage with shower room, fully equipped kitchenette, and storage loft.There is a standalone fan for hot days, and hot water from an instant gas water heater.
What else ...
The nearest shops are in Moita Dos Ferreiros, which is 2km away. Lourinha, a larger town with supermarkets and shops is about 8 km away.
Lourinha has a library, museum, and some beautiful old churches. There is public transport available,with the main road at the bottom of the hill. However, this is a fairly limited service, particularly in school holidays -July to beginning of September.
The nearest beach at Areia Branca is around 10 km. There are many small bars and cafe's locally,the nearest is at the bottom of the road.
Areia Branca has a surf school.
The countryside is undulating with wonderful views.Is is primarily a farming area, growing mainly fruit and vegetables. There are many tracks and paths to explore. I have a couple of bicycles that can be loaned, plus detailed large scale maps.
Old working windmills are nearby.
There are caves that can be explored within easy cycling distance.
There are books on a wide range of subjects, binoculars for looking at the wildlife, and Internet access.
The cottage is on its own, has the best views, and is ideal for "just being".
You will need to be a self starter, and able to work without supervision.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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I could give them a job and leave them to it.No supervision required ,so I could get on with other things.
Ricky's gardening experience and knowledge was really useful.
Both were happy and relaxed people, easy to please.
The cabin where we stayed had gorgeous sunset views and we… read more
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I could give them a job and leave them to it.No supervision required ,so I could get on with other things.
Ricky's gardening experience and knowledge was really useful.
Both were happy and relaxed people, easy to please.
The cabin where we stayed had gorgeous sunset views and we… read more
That was our first workaway experience, and we regrest nothing
Thanks a lot Oriana
You will be welcome at our place in France :heart:
She is great at translating from Russian to English, which was a great help for something I needed information on.
I really enjoyed having her here.
Cooking is her passion, and I had some wonderful tassty meals as a result.
She has a cheerful personality, is good company, and willing to learn new things.
About the work,… read more
She is cheerful, her English is excellent, and is good company. I would have her back anytime she wishes to return.
She is really good at cleaning things, and learning totally new tasks such as driving my tractor and operating the horse muck collector.
She also showed me some things on my tablet, which has helped me become more confident using it- plus a couple of great… read more
She has lived a very interesting life and each conversation brought new… read more
Most of the work is well suited to people with experience of machinery and power tools but if (like us) only one of you has that experience there is also gardening and plenty other work to help out… read more