The Farm in the Blaeberry: 2017

Tim sent out a request for woofing, and it worked out that the next day we were able to pick him up in Calgary where he had staying at the hostel. Tim had been back east, and after helping here he was hoping to find work in Banff or Calgary. In the end he couldn't find any work that suited him and after some time in Calgary he returned to Germany. Tim had just finished sort of an apprentice year in business management. And was not sure what he wanted to do with his future. Tim helped pull up the rest of the garden, planted the garlic and finished up a number of small jobs, to the point where we ran out of work for him. Him and I hiked up Canyon Ridge (a first for me) and he went out hunting with Loren a couple of times. Tim plans to return Spring 2017 and we look forward to his return.

This photo is of Tim at the Bass Pro Shop in Balzac near Calgary. Notice Tim is wearing a hunter's plaid shirt. But he bought it in Banff, not at Bass Pro.

Hi Denise and Loren,

I’m happy to hear from you! Sorry for not responding immediately but I’m very busy at the moment which is good. I found a great job I can do parallel to my studies.

How are you doing? Have you already moved up to the cabin? And how is this year’s winter in BC? It’s pretty warm but stormy in Germany for this time of the year.

The photos are made in the city I live in now called Marburg and one photo shows sushi-master Tim making sushi for the first time yesterday. Worked out okay until I cut my thumb. So I guess I’ll stick to the all you can eat buffet for 15€ next time and have less trouble and pain :-D

Hope to hear from you soon

Tim

Tim, WW 116 Germany Sept

Tim posted that he was looking for hosts in our area in the near future and it just so happened that Loren was taking me to Calgary

Nora, WW 115 August 18 to Sept 23rd

Nora, from Germany, stayed with us for just over a month. Nora had been woofing at Blue River. It was great timing, because we were very busy at the lodge and the garden was ready to be taken in. So we had help from Nora for both the lodge and the garden. Nora pruned the raspberries and took out the dead stock from the garden. Nora also looked after the place when Loren and I went into Calgary. While she was here, her and I went to Wapta Falls and Emerald Lake with Svenja and Svenja's Mother. The next day Nora went hiking with them to Canyon Ridge. She also went white water rafting. While Nora was at the lodge she met a couple from Calgary. It worked out that on leaving here Nora was able to rideshare to Calgary and then stay with the Calgary couple. Who showed her around Calgary before she caught her flight to Halfax where she was meeting her boyfriend.

Mattais,Austria: WW 114

We were Mattais' first wwoofing experience. Like many helpers Mattais was transitioning from school to a new adventure. When he left here he was heading to Banff and then home. And when he returned home he started his required term in the Austrian Army. We had an email from Mattais and he said that it was going fine. Mattais was always eager to do a job and do it right. Loren managed to find enough blue jobs to keep him busy, as he really didn't like the gardening jobs. He especially liked helping where there was a machine involve, so he was often driving the tractor and running the wood splatter. This photo is from a hike to Gorman lake.

Haying

Gorman Lake

At the woodlot

Haying

Eh Canadian, from the Garden

WW 113 Svenja from Germany August 1st to 16th, 2016

Svenja was a great sport with a very sunny disposition. Svenja was travelling while waiting to be accepted into a masters program in marine biology. One of Svenja's previous woofing experiences had been helping on a boat off the BC Coast, that was collecting data for marine biology. How cool is that. While Svenja was here she helped with the garden and lodge. A lot with the lodge because it was our busy season. But she also picked a lot of raspberries. Mattais was also here during some of that time, so they both helped to bring in the hay. Svenja, also went white water rafting. I am still waiting on Svenja's photos from that day. Then in September Svenja returned to stay at the lodge with her Mother. I took a day off, and we all (including Nora who was here at that time) spent a day as tourists, visiting Wapta Falls, and Emerald Lake. The day ended with Pizza by the firepit. In the fall Svenja sent me a note saying she had been accepted into the Master's Program of choice. We are looking fwd to hearing all about it.

Svenja and Mattais at Gorman Lake