Island life - on gorgeous Gambier Island, BC, Canada

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  Descrição

  My husband and I are retired and live on the beautiful island of Gambier in the Howe Sound, less than an hour's boat ride from Vancouver. The natural rugged beauty of rocky beaches, forests and mountains provide a peaceful life here. Hiking and swimming plus kayaking are some popular activities. The island is a bit remote as it is only accessible by boat. There is comuter passenger only ferry that runs regularly to Langdale (10 min. ride) where one can board the large ferry back to Vancouver or board a bus to go into Gibsons or Sechelt, our nearest towns.
  We have two golden doodle dogs, two cats and a handful of chickens. Additionally, we have vegetable and flower gardens plus a few fruit trees that we could use some help in maintaining.
  Having traveled a bit internationally and hosting students from other countries a few times, we love to meet people from around the globe and hear what life is like in their corner of the world.
  We enjoy playing cards and board games and we also like cooking and crafting! We are currently learning about finding, or growing and harvesting natural healing plants. We are excited to find an abundance of plants here on our island and we are learning their purpose.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral
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  Interesses

  

  Fazenda

  

  Mascotes

  

  Autodesenvolvimento

  

  Trabalho beneficente

  

  Escrever

  

  Desenho e pintura

  

  Animais

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Fotografia

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Faça você mesmo

  

  Arte e design

  

  Naturaleza
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  We have a very friendly community and we know most of the islanders and their families, There are always people out and about walking or riding golf carts and quads. We also have a community centre that holds events throughout the year.
  We are part of our local Saturday Farmers Market and we sell our baking and crafts.

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  We are looking for people who are in good physical condition and enjoy gardening, helping with yard/house maintenance which may include various tasks like weeding, trimming, cutting firewood, sanding and staining decks, window washing, power washing, gutter cleaning, etc. Also, we hope our guests will like animals as daily dog walking along our lovely gravel roads and paths will be helpful.
  "Lug it or Leave it" is a suitable saying for this place as we have no stores to shop at. This means we have to travel off island for supplies and to remove our garbage. We take trips into town once or twice a week and we'd appreciate help with the lifting and carrying heavier items such as heavy sacks of chicken/dog feed and groceries.
  We will work along side our guests or be close at hand,

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  Idiomas

  Inglês: Fluente
  Francês: Iniciante

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  Acomodação

  We have a large home with a walk out basement suite and lots of windows and natural light. This is a private room that has a queen size bed, a single bed plus sectional couch and table with chairs and TV. The door to the outside is a shared entrance. There is a bathroom just outside the bedroom.
  For meals, we will have breakfast and lunch food available for self serve and we will enjoy our evening meals together. We will invite our guests to share their culinary skills and cook a dinner meal for us all to enjoy.
  Our home is situated across the road from Gambier Harbour dock and beach and about a 15 minute walk (5 min drive) to the foot ferry that takes us to and from the island. Our home is a on a hill and faces southward towards the water.

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  Algo mais...

  We are a smoke free home and enjoy clean living and eating healthy food that we like growing and make ourselves.
  
  Our house rules are pretty simple...Treat others respectfully and please, No smoking or drugs. Only occasional alcohol, please.
  
  This is a great place for people who enjoy the outdoors and activities like hiking, swimming, kayaking, etc. There are lots of friendly folks here and a few other Workaway hosts too.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  Este anfitrião indicou que adora hospedar nômades digitais.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  Mais de 2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  Carmella

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