So, today we spoke to Ali (the hostel host) about prosepective jobs cleaning the hostel and as dishwashers in the diner downstairs. Now, these aren't exactly glamourous jobs, but there are some pretty serious perks.
The cleaning comes with accommodation, which is like gold-dust up here, and requires us to put in about 3 hours a day between us, which we can do pretty much any time before check-in time at 4. It also offers some overtime cleaning houses that are also owned by the same company for a bit of extra cash.
The dishwashing job offers 50% discount on food at the diner, along with free meals on shift, is paid and requires work in the evening.
Combined, the jobs pretty much minimise our living expense, and offer a bit of cash too. We can then volunteer with Whistler Blackcomb to get our season pass for the mountain, which requires 23 days work, at around 1 day per week... Giving us maximal snow time while we're here. We're pretty stoked about the situation... it's also given us chance to go do some tourist exploring, rather than job and house hunting.
The picture above was taken walking around the lakes nearby the hostel (which is located here), and the rest of the pictures are here. There were a couple of arty-type sculpturey things along the trail we took, the chairs represented taking time to reflect, and later on there were some chimes, representing listening to the sounds of the valley. There were some pretty stunning vistas of the mountains too, the runs down Whistler and Blackcomb are grassy at the moment, it's hard to believe they'll be snowbound in a couple of months time.
Probably off to do more exploring tomorrow, and maybe take a swim in the lake... so long as the weather holds up, did we mention it's gorgeous here?
Jon
4 comments:
you both appear to have shrunk in the wash, either that or this is one of the undiscovered gullivers travels epsodes. And do you have to keep on about the weather. I may have mentioned once or twice that it is in fact still raining here. Anyhoo, the whole job situation sounds ideal, hope you get plenty of time to explore (it looks lovely in the photos) and maybe take a few trips now and then. Who needs glam when you get free stuff. lotsa luv us xxxx
Muuuuuuuuuuum we found Wowie Cowie in Whistler! Its called Cows now but tis the same. Will send you some stash when we have the mulah x
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!! That makes me happy inside. Does it have a big concrete cow outside?
It was always called cows knobend only the ice cream was called wowie cowie you and mum suck.
love you.
Toby
dont you MEMBER the t-shirt!!!!!!!!???
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