Lake View Section

We live in a beautiful rural lakeside setting.
The views are ever changing, it is very peaceful.
We are finishing our house build and are now landscaping and developing gardens.
We enjoy meeting and learning from other cultures.
In my former life I have hosted 100's of wwoofers and backpackers on our farm. Many remain friends to this day.
We love connection.

We are a couple in our 60's developing a small life style block. We would appreciate help from some younger fitter folk than us :-) We like to have people who have initiative and responsibility to work independently as well as along side us. You would be treated as part of the family. We eat dinner together, we are fairly relaxed about breakfast and lunch meals, sometimes it is make your own from the food provided

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Gardening with lake views in Clarendon, New Zealand

Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Cleaning Gardening

Clarendon, New Zealand

Reviews

5.0
(9 reviews)9

Staff & Host

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

Germany

5

I totally enjoyed my time with Raewyn & David. I stayed at their lovely place and their daughter’s place near Christchurch where they were renovating the house at the time. They made sure that I have everything I need and feel comfortable. Raewyn‘s food was absolutely delicious. When it comes to work I would recommend to be flexible, as it is very weather depending. I did a lot of painting. Besides that I was gardening and did other general tasks around the house.
The work hours were flexible and I got multiple opportunities to explore the area and meet their friends and family. Thank you!☺️

28 days ago

Raewyn & David replied

We thoroughly enjoyed your company and help Alicia. We hope you continue traveling and exploring the world. Best education ever :-)

Portugal

5

It was my first experience with world backpackers and it couldn't have been better.
Raewyn and David are a lovely couple building and taking care of a beautiful house and land nearby a beautiful lake.
The work was all about manual takes around the house and its garden and they were very flexible and explained us what to do.
We were super well accommodated and had the chance to exchange very interesting talks while enjoying super yummy food.
We met other volunteers and the environment was perfect.

We are very happy with the experience and hope to meet again!

about 1 month ago

Raewyn & David replied

It was a pleasure hosting Henrique & Daiana. Thank you for sharing your honeymoon with us 😍

Romania

5

We had a wonderful volunteering experience with Raewyn and David. From the start, they made us feel completely at home. Their house is beautiful, cozy, and thoughtfully decorated. We did gardening, split and stacked wood, and cleaned indoors on rainy winter days. The work was fair and flexible, allowing us to explore with our rental car (note there’s no public transport around). Raewyn’s cooking was colorful and delicious—she always made sure I had vegetarian meals. Our room was warm and comfy, and their kindness, great chats, and peaceful setting made it truly special. Thanks Raewyn&David!

about 1 month ago

Raewyn & David replied

We loved having you both here. It was interesting talking and sharing cultures. This is the best part of the exchange.
It was a bit sad our skies were crying so much while you were here 🌧️ But we are glad you made the best of the damp situation 😌
Maybe one day we will find you in Portugal 🇵🇹

Slovakia

5

I enjoyed my stay in the home of Raewyn and David. The room was really cozy and the Raewyn's meals were always delicious.
The landscape is beautiful, I loved to work in this calm and quiet environment.
I joined Angelo and his friends to see the ocean and I could use the bicycle the discover a little bit of the surrounding area.
Unfortunately I had some tooth problems during my stay, but they helped me to get to the dentist.
Thank you :)

4 months ago

Raewyn & David replied

Attila was with us for 3weeks. He weeded almost the whole property, it is great to have it thistle free for a while!!
He had some dental problems which did not help his health issues but he managed to continue working. He also enjoyed a few trips away from the property to explore Otago during his stay.
I tried to write a review but it’s disappeared somewhere!

United Kingdom

5

Raewyn and David welcomed us into their home with open arms. They have an incredible view over the Lake and surrounding areas. On our days off, they took us to the surrounding towns to explore. We also met some of their family who are also great and friendly, and met another world packer, Cassie, who was working with Raewyns daughter next door. It was a great experience and very rewarding.

4 months ago

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