Nos hôtes du bout du monde

J-38.... Comment ça J-38 ?!? Où sont passés les jours entre 38 et "oh ben on va pas s'emballer, on a encore plein de temps..."

Et quoi de neuf depuis la belle époque insouciante où le compte à rebours ne nous créait pas de bouffées d'angoisses me direz-vous? Eh bien, c'est parti, TOPO:


On s'est inscrites sur un amazing site de gens complètement Bisounours, qui vivent dans des endroits formidables aux 4 coins de la planète et proposent, contre quelques heures de travaux divers (jardinage, nettoyage, cueillette, réparations,etc...), le gîte, le couvert et la découverte de leur lieu de vie. Pour ceux que ça intéresse : https://www.helpx.net/index.asp

Le premier couple que nous avions contacté n'était malheureusement pas disponible pour nous accueillir en août mais notre deuxième tentative fut plus fructueuse. Nous avons proposé notre enthousiasme, bonne humeur et joie de vivre à 3 hôtes et avons obtenus 2 réponses positives. Voici une petite description de celle qui nous tente le plus:

"If you are looking for an experience in the wild look no further, come and stay and contribute at James’s place, The property is in the middle of 50 acres of rainforest and farming land with countless different types of trees, plants, fruit, veg, you name it, he’s got it. You won’t need to go to the supermarket to get your groceries, it’s all naturally and organically provided from his garden. I could run through a list of his fruit and veg but I’m afraid I might run out of ink! Ehhehe.

James is a great cook and loves his curry dishes with fish fresh from the sea.

I learnt how to make bread, yoghurt and other very tasty foods.

He is very familiar with the wildlife, bush, fauna and flora and you will learn interesting things.

He is friendly, laid back and easy to get along with. The work can vary from gardening to construction tasks but in general, the work was great and not strenuous.

After work I would cycle to the beach and chill out for a few hours, and if you are motivated you can cycle to Wujal Wujal waterfall which is a few kilometres away but well worth it.

I went beach combing with James to the other side of weary bay beach, nice spot, don’t forget your camera and look out for them crocs when you cross the mini river!"

 

Et ci-dessous, la very friendly réponse à notre mail:

“hey there you two:-)lovely to hear from you so far away in the land of summer.

your mail has arrived to BEN.i am a friend of jamies who is house sitting the farm.i am minding the garden the chickens and the dog Hayley,while jamie and a friend sail around the papua new guinea archipelago.YES I AM JEALOUS TOO!!:-)

jamie is gone until august sometime....if i am still here you are most welcome on those dates,if jamie is back i am sure he would love to have 4 xtra hands and the company as well....please email every now and so we all stay informed....

i must tell you about the farm..at the moment i am eating so many wing beans and new guinea beans that i am sure to turn green,the chickens are laying eggs like crazy and the sun is a warm 22 deg celsius.hayley(the dog)and i have a tradition of cycling to the beach for coconuts on a daily basis and as we have had rain so the creeks are clear and inviting...i am brewing ginger beer which is tasting yummy and i have been spending days in the jungle harvesting vines for basket weaving.at the moment other jobs include dehydrating bananas by the "kilo" and mulching the fruit trees(mulching is laying grass under the trees like a bed to keep them warm and moist)...it is the life of robinson crusoe...yay!

so stay in touch and we will prepare for your visit with a smile...hopefully jamie is home to share the experience..he will be full of stories from png & who knows, he may even take us on a trip to the reef paradise on his doorstep.. :-)benny”

Je sais pas pour vous, mais nous ça nous parle !!!!

Promis, on vous racontera (ou pas, si on meurt avant pour raisons diverses et variées du genre: mangées par un Croco, empoisonnées par un Koala vénéneux, déshydratée après une crevaison sur une route déserte, disparues durant une tempête tropicale, noyées après un barbecue trop arrosé sur la plage,....)