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I am an active retired nurse. I enjoy paddling, hiking, foraging for food and preserving food. I live in a tall well kept home, with 2 people renting a suite in my basement. I love having travellers stay with me. I have hosted through warm showers and couch surfing and paddle groups in the past. I would love some help with power washing the house, mowing the lawn, washing windows and downsizing some contents. In exchange, I can taking you mushroom or berry picking when in season, show you around, take you to see reversing tidal rapids, walk through meadows and marshes and cook with you. I have bicycles or a bus stop across the street. I live in a beautiful coastal city that is the starting point of BC ferries for going to Haida Gwaii or Vancouver Island.
I have a nice quiet comfortable space for guests, with a spare bedroom, sitting room and bathroom. Upstairs is a large kitchen and open area for cooking and socializing.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I love to forage for food ( mushrooms and berries are examples). I can show you how to preserve and use the foraged food, I also preserve fish, make kamboocha, yogurt and sourdough. Happy to share baking and preserving knowledge.
Help
Power washing the siding of the house, washing windows, organizing my garage, yard work.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
One level of home for travellers. There’s a spare bed with a queen sized bed, a sitting room and a bathroom, I do have other bedrooms to accommodate travellers if they are not a couple. We can share cooking upstairs in a large kitchen.
What else ...
There are lovely trails to hike, coffee shops on a trail near the ocean, beautiful outdoors to explore, there’s also a museum with lots of First Nations displays, and a museum of an old fish cannery that is very interesting,
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
There is plenty of parking for vehicles on the side of the street.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
