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Hoping to find some help, mainly in the garden! Some regular upkeep, like mowing and weed-whacking, possibly transplanting a few plants, also painting the fence that keeps deer out of a yard. Also painting some outdoor stairs... Possibly a bit of cleaning too, such as windows and outdoor deck area.
You would have a nice private area to stay in, with living-room, bedroom, bathroom, and half-kitchen, as shown in the pictures (except that the gas cooktop has been removed). Also I nice patio area and private green-space.
I don’t cook meat, but meals will include salmon and eggs.
As for Bowen Island : it’s a great place to experience west coast island life in a small community. The house, and a nearby cottage, is 3-1/2 acres in a quiet beautiful spot, but also very convenient as it is not far from where the ferry comes in, and 10- minute walk to “the Cove” where shops and restaurants are. The island itself is just a 20-minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay, where there's a bus to downtown Vancouver, so the city is easily reachable. (Many people commute every day.)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our little island (Bowen Island) offers a wonderful taste of the west coast lifestyle in Canada. We're a small population, about 4000. There’s a surprising amount of arts and music activities going on, especially in summer. And there's a local pub, that often has live music. Of course a big appeal is nature, with beautiful places to hike (-some trails starting just one minute from our door) .
Help
Mainly outdoors tasks: painting a fence that keeps deer out of a yard; other yard work such as weed-whacking, a bit of mowing (though there is not much mown area); possibly some cleaning as mentioned above.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
You'll have a nice garden-level place to stay, sunny and private, as described above.
This would suit a single workawayer or a couple.
Cooking is more or less vegetarian, mainly plant-based, plus (local) eggs, and fish (usually salmon)
What else ...
Bowen Island is a popular day-trip from Vancouver during summer. local businesses offer sea kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding. Some of the local restaurants have live music on the weekend. Meanwhile Vancouver is so near that many people commute. It's just a 20-minute ferry ride to Horseshoe Bay, and from there buses go downtown.
Our place is walking distance to the Cove where the ferry comes in and where there's a cluster of shops and restaurants.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I can only speak about regular internet use (streaming, and downloads), and internet has always been fine.
Can possibly accept pets
A dog could be ok!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Teresa is lovely, sweet, warm, kind and very welcoming and she's also a great cook.
Her place is an almost idyllic setting, while drinking morning coffee, we saw deers every day from our window or garden. We had our beautiful… read more
Also such good company!… read more
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Teresa is lovely, sweet, warm, kind and very welcoming and she's also a great cook.
Her place is an almost idyllic setting, while drinking morning coffee, we saw deers every day from our window or garden. We had our beautiful… read more
Also such good company!… read more
Best of luck to you both.
