WW_76 Caro

Caro,WW_76, from Lille, France, came to us via recommendations from Clement, Manu and Ben (WW’s 69 to 72).They had met while woofing at Fanny Bay. The recommendations were spot on, Caro had an excellent attitude, and we enjoyed her company.  Generally Caro was upbeat and self-motivated and a real trooper when it came to feeding mosquitos. Caro was with us for 5 weeks, next to our first woofer Carla, she was second for staying with us for a long stretch.  Considering that the lodge was fairly busy, and Loren and I were at the woodlot most days, Caro couldn’t have arrived at a better time and been of more help to us. 
Of course Caro was with us long enough that the list of accomplishments is too many to mention them all, but the ones that stand out include; painting the doors in the woofer house and the back deck at the lodge and sanding, priming and painting the groomer, keeping the lodge spotless, helping with breakfast at the lodge, cleaning the barn, including the loft, haying (great photos), organizing the Woofer House, picking raspberries, peas and beans, and weeding the garden.

 

On the second night Caro arrived, Caro and I went to a dinner party at a friend’s house. Here Caro met Anders.  Anders and Caro became friends. It was great for Caro to have a good friend. Anders and Caro did some hiking, (including Gorman Lake) and went huckleberry picking and fishing at a couple of mountain lakes. Caro also went with the local hiking group to Yoho Park and the Iceline Trail, as well as to Emerald Lake with a friend she met in Jasper.

As with most helpers, we were sorry to have Caro leave. Over the 5 weeks that she helped us around our place, she grew on us and fit easily into our lifestyle. But ‘time to move on’ is what it is, especially when one is a young traveller, and Caro said good-bye to us, and off she went on her adventure J.