Helen

& Malcolm

Information de voyage

Actuellement, nous sommes

Description

Malcolm and I are an active retired professional couple, keen long distance thru hikers, touring cyclists, skiers and mountain walkers, who prefer to be travellers and spend time becoming members of a community rather than visitors for a day or two. Mal is a retired university lecturer and I am a semi-retired director of an Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Clinic, Perth, WA. Since Mal retired in 2008 we have been on the move and amongst other things have worked a winter season driving ski buses in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA; cycled across Europe; run a 12-bed ski chalet in La Tania, for 17 weeks, in France; rode the Great divide Mountain bike route from Canada to Mexico and looked after four small farms in Western Australia. From March until June 2015, we were caretakers of a 65 hectare property in the Perigord Vert area in France, caring for horses two llamas, goats, sheep, a dog and cat.
In 2018/19, besides house and pet sitting, we completed the Te Araroa (The Long Pathway) a 3,000km hike from the top of the North Island to the bottom of South Island. In 2020, we found ourselves "stuck" in Switzerland, during the Covid-19 outbreak. However we still managed to keep active and stay healthy by walking two of Switzerland's national long distance paths, the Via Alpina and the Alpine Passes Trail. We have enjoyed caring for a range of animals including 100 head of beef cattle and a sheep or two.
Currently, we are in New Zealand having hiked the Te Araroa, South Island again. At the moment we are workawayers on Gunyah Country Estate, nr Darfield.

As we prefer to spend time in the mountains or rural areas we are always interested in any opportunity to help out in a countryside, farm or a remote setting. We do not have children and are particular when looking after properties or staying with friends, ensuring that we leave the building, house or room cleaner than when we arrived. Finally we are both non-smokers and definitely do not do drugs!!!!!!
We have been members of Trustedhousesitters since 2014 and also have a profile on AirBnB.

Centres d’intérêt

Ferme

Films et télé

Dessin et peinture

Cuisine et alimentation

Menuiserie

Livres

Activités en plein air

Nature

Montagne

Randonnée

Cyclisme

Camping

Sports d'aventure

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
Malcolm and I are both learning French using the App Duolingo

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Compétences et connaissances que nous aimerions partager ou apprendre

Ça nous intéresse :  

Éco-projets

Projets artistiques

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Nous avons des connaissances :  

Jardinage

Bricolage et projets de construction

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider dans une ferme

Aider à la maison

S’occuper des animaux

Enseignement

Accueil / tourisme

Entretien général

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

We are a self motivated couple who can lend a hand to most practical activities from tractor driving to painting and decorating. From cleaning to gardening, pet and farm animal care. Mal enjoys wood chopping and erecting Swiss precision wood piles. I enjoy cooking.

Âge

69 & 74

Autres infos...

I enjoy painting watercolours, Malcolm enjoys woodwork

Informations complémentaires

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  Fumeur

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  Permis de conduire

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  Allergies
  No

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  Régime alimentaire spécial
  No