TOURISTS
LORELLE
WILLIAMS
"Home
is where the caravan is," said Lorelle Williams.
For
eight weeks "home" was at Western Cove where the caravan was parked
while she and husband Alan painted a house and shed in return for
accommodation
and food.
They
are "help-exers" with www.helpx.net/ which is a website that
brings together "hosts" who offer work, and travelling "helpers"
willing to do it.
Hosts
advertise themselves on the website with descriptions and photos of the
location,
accommodation, conditions, and the work they want done.
The
website also has "reviews" where helpers give their impression of
their hosts, the work, and the accommodation.
Previous
to Western Cove, Alan and Lorelle spent ten days doing weeding on a
100-acre
property near Normanville (80km south-west of Adelaide),
and before that they stayed near Mount Compass
(50km south of Adelaide),
driving a
bulldozer and pruning.
They've
been married for 24 years and been travelling and staying with hosts
for 2½ years.
They
plan to head for Tasmania soon and in
2016 to
the UK — HelpX has
hosts in
over 100 countries including about 4,000 in Australia.
Lorelle
finds it an interesting and varied lifestyle with only one downside:
"We
make new friends everywhere but it's always sad when the time comes to
leave
them. Here at Western Cove everyone waves to us and we've met most of
the
neighbours."
Lorelle
grew up in country-Victoria but has a house in Perth which is also where
her family
lives.
"Home is where
the caravan is"
(5/2014)
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