Sea Otter Island featured on Nuchalitz Island

This is the front of the house and the next shot is taken from just above my friends hat.

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

This is looking back to the large covered entry to the back of the house.

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

The covered Deck has a bunch of floats from the beaches tied above and the bike is a wonderful way to get around the island.

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

You can see the floats out the window from inside the living room

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

This is now from the living room looking into the kitchen past the office area. The stove is just to the right.

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

This corner is where the last shot was taken showing the living room.

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

Now I stepped back into the kitchen showing the 5 foot round table I built from a beach fir tree that was almost clear. The beam above came from the same tree. Look to the left to see the bar that looks out to the Pacific Ocean.

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

This view shows the table again but from the other view where you can see the kitchen and the circular green house windows that let in light and heat. There are sky lights above as well for light and solar heat.

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

Now looking just to the left you can see out the picture window that looks out to sea just to the right of the trees.

A tour of the house on Sea Otter Island

Last but not least is the bedroom upstairs which is a huge 16 x 24 feet space with a deck and a slider. There are also skylights here as well.
Low Tide at the Narrows - Some time last summer
Written by Tim Niemier   
Around June the Sun and the moon are at opposites and the tide gets extra high and extra low. Tides are an important feature around the coast because we do so many things around them. There is a place we refer to as the back lagoon which I believe is just east of my house. At the far end of the lagoon which is like a salt water lake there is a trail that goes to the outer beaches. It is nice to go there for sunsets and hiking on the beach without having to go around the front where it can be rough. One can always get to the trail no matter what the weather.

The entrance to the lagoon has a narrows where the current runs about 3 or 4 knots. The animals that live in the intertidal areas thrive on the current and this area is one of the richest little spots on the west coast. This is just another part of the endless exploring that can be had in this area. Usually the low tide is in the morning but we found that the actual low tide for the narrows is an hour after the real low tide is because it takes more time for the water to exit the back lagoon. The current in the narrows is only slack for about 10 minutes before it turns around and flows the other way. I used neoprene waders when the kids were small and I could put them on my back and see all the creatures.

Enjoy.



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