What Past Wwoofers have said about Wwoofing at AsleepingDragon...
Laurence and Benjamin - Quebec and France
"Soft dragon,Warm dragon, little ball of scale.. Happy dragon, sleep'n dragon Furr furr furr."
Thank you for everything ! We stayed for a month to the sleepindragon and enjoyed every seconds. It was a wonderful time and a blessing to share this house with Donna and David which are two amazing being full of kindness and generosity. Donna shared with us a lot of her enormous Knowledge that helped us to understand more of New-Zealand History and life or simply life. We loved the freedom we had with the building of the yoga platform and the fireplace, and hope we helped to materialize this project she foreseen 14 years ago. There's more to say about the sleepindragon but it's more of a journey that you have to take and leave a living legacy. We share this adventure with three amazing wwoofer, Alessandro, Karsten and Christine and we hope to see them again wherever it will be! We hope to come again and give something more to the sleepindragon!..and fish more snappers! Cheers! p.s: Yes we think of you Frankie and Jesse p.p.s: Purr purr Isha?
From Karsten - Germany
"I FELT LIKE AT HOME AND ENJOYED EVERY DAY!!!"
David and Donna are 2 fantastic kiwis and didn't saw me as a Wwofer but rather as Family member and i felt from the first meeting like at home. Donna knows everything about the Maori History and about her beautiful Region Bay of Plenty. I will miss her 2 cute dogs Franky and Jessy which loves to play with balls. I will miss breakfast in the morning with the amazing outlook at the sea, the hole familiar atmosphere and the Big Bang evenings :D . It was an pleasure to cook for you and be a part of an amazing project which we (french, candien, italien wwofer) finished. It was never boring and there were many funny moments. I stayed more than 3 weeks and will miss every day. It was an amazing time and can only recommend those great kiwis. It was an honour for me to stay with you, be a part of your family, spend time with you and will never forget my on the Sleeping Dragon. Thank you Donna, Your German / Polish Friend KARSTEN ( Casper)
From Constanze and Theresa - Germany
"Most amazing time in our Kiwi family"
The time we shared with Donna and David was one of the bests we've ever shared with others! We had a lot of fun and they are both such lovely and caring Kiwis. We wouldn't want to miss any day that we've spent there. We've had a lot of fun times with the dogs Frankie and Jessi and their cat Isha. We miss all of you so much. Thank you so much, Donna and David, for everything and we wish you all the best for the future! Can't wait to meet you in March 2013 again! Lots of love, Theresa and Constanze
From Michelle - Germany
"Just an amazing time ;) "
I really enjoyed the time at the Sleeping Dragon ;). Donna and David are such great, friendly and helpful people. Thank you so much for the time I could stay by you. I will miss the amazing view and Jessie, Frankie and Aysha as well ;). I enjoyed the wwoofer projects, the cooking and the movies at the evening ;). Thank you so much ;)
From Anna and Nils - Germany
"One of our best experiences!"
Thank you Donna and David for the wonderful time at the Sleeping Dragon! It is a great place to live. We have enjoyed the view, the beautiful house, the wwoofer projects (especially the mosaic) and of course your company! You are very generous and open-minded. We already miss Franky and Jess very much, too. We´ll be back - if only for a coffee :-)
From Eleanor - Australia
I spent 3 weeks with David and Donna. They're super lovely, generous and kind. I really enjoyed hanging out with them. Their two dogs, Franky and Jess were also pretty cool. They take a day or two to get used to strangers, but them warmed right up. Thanks for having me guys, and sorry this feedback took so long!
From justine - France
"The place to be when you need to figure out where to go"
I was lucky enough to spend two months at the Sleeping Dragon and I had a wonderful time! Donna and David are delightful (and funny!) hosts, always there to help you out if you need anything and they surely know how to make you feel at home. The Dragon is the perfect place to reconnect with Nature and with your inner-self, thanks to the breath taking location but also to the facilities (art/yoga studio outside the house, meditation garden, sun room - ideal to read, private bedroom and bathroom etc.) I will never find the words to thank Donna and David enough for this unforgettable experience!
From Anna - Germany
"Choice!"
I had just a great time at the dragon with you, Donna and David! I enjoyed the work at the mosaik, the cooking and the time in the garden very much. Thanks for lots of laughter. It was the perfect first wwoofing experience. And the view... I will come back!:)
Marcel and Laura - Germany
"indescribable a.m.a.z.i.n.g. - a wonderful family-experience!"
Dear Donna and David! Finally we are writing your reference. :) herewith we want to tell you and all the other wwoofers what an amazing time we had with you! we miss it very much! in the five weeks (that went by far too quickly!) we spent with you, we had a big project: establishing raised beds! :) it was such an interesting job full of variety: weeding the area, chopping all the concrete off the bricks, building the beds, filling soil into them and finally planting loooots of vegetables. we learned so much while doing all that.. an other task was to play with the lovely (!) dogs or to cook the evening meals, yumm. :) we really have to say that it was an experience we will never forget as donna and david are so welcoming and friendly. we immediately felt as a part of the gardner family, which is wonderful! so many great conversations and good laughs.. one really feels that both of them love having wwoofers and want to share culture with other people, which is very life-enhancing. all in all did we have an unforgettable time and we can not describe how much we felt at ease with donna and david! we want to thank you very much for the great time, and we are really looking forward to seeing you, franky and jess again!! :) all the best, marcel and laura