Isabell and Therese arrived early 6:15 am, the first Tuesday of June and left early on the 22 of June. Isabell and Therese arrived in Canada early 2012 and since that time explored the west coast and worked in Vancouver. Therese worked in a Sushi Kitchen and Isabell in a Greek Grocery. We were their first woofing experience, and as usual with first time wws it took a bit of time to meld into the routine. And to add to the confusion I was away for a week during the middle of their stay.
These best friends chose to stay in the bus, and on arrival quickly tidied up the bus and even washed the curtains.
There was plenty to do around here, as the garden was starting to flourish and the weeds were taking off, so they spent time weeding,
hilling potatoes and mulching. Isabell helped with the redoing of a flower bed
at the lodge while Therese did even more weeding. Both cleaned the barn, washed planting pots,
cleaned up after a group at the lodge, including windows, laundry and beds,
baked cookies and cooked pasta and cheese.
It was interesting that these budding vegetarians ate more carbohydrates
and dairy than vegetables. Needless to say they were referred to a copy of ‘Diet
for a Small Plant,’ to learn about complete protein combinations other than
dairy or egg. And Loren teased both of
them about ‘carrots screaming,’ while I encouraged them to research carbonated water.
For fun they went to Radium on the Medi Bus, into Golden
with Johannes to watch Germany play
soccer, worked on their travel blog, Skyped with their boyfriends back home,
went fishing at Susan Lake, road the bikes to the Northern Lights Wolf Centre and attended the first Summer
Kick of the season featuring Golden’s Band Will Horse.
Isabell and Therese left Golden to woof at a farm near
Edmonton. The hosts are musicians, and both Isabell and Therese were looking
forward to the music festival they would be attending this summer. Then they would travel across Canada and eventually meet their boyfriends in Ottawa.
The evening before they left everyone had a turn on the hula hoop,
now that was worth watching and each new attempt brought out plenty of laughter. However the next evening, the evening after
their departure, seemed like a completely new reality with ‘no Therese’ who’s
presence is always big, and ‘no Isabell’ who is so quiet you don’t know she is
around.
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