At North Shore Cottages
Step across the gangplank into your own luxurious yacht called Orca Watch. Off the bow is your own private deck and Jacuzzi hot tub with an exquisite waterfront visage of Sucia and Patos Islands (and on a clear night, the lights of Vancouver in the distance).
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Spacious private deck with a great water view and private hot tub |  |
Board your ship as you enter your stateroom filled with the warmth of hardwood, gleaming brass, and copper. The bay window bow houses a beautiful cedar ship’s table with built-in seating and an overhead ship’s cabin light. Your big screen (40") TV/VCR and surround-sound stereo hides in a ship’s cabinet. A built-in hardwood sideboard and bar is filled with a video library, games, and other surprises. You may want to open your authentic brass-rimmed porthole windows to let in the cool island breezes.
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Orca Watch living room and the view off the "bow" |
Nestled in a corner is a grey soapstone fire-view woodburning stove warming you while you sit in your Queen Anne chair reading selections from the extensive nautical library collected in the Victorian captain’s bookcase. An original captain’s log-light illumines your reading journey into the world of whaling and sailing.
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Cozy living room with the warmth of hardwoods, copper, brass, and your soap-stone wood stove |
Your galley kitchen is fully equipped with a Jenn-Air stove and grill, microwave, and full complement of cookware and sailing place-settings. Coffee beans, grinder, and coffee maker are also on board. Enter your Captain’s Quarters and be greeted by an Orcas craftsman-designed queen-size berth with more porthole windows that open to the sea air. French doors open off the back to a private flower garden. The door to the ship’s head reveals a brass sink and fixtures alongside a captain’s medicine chest and water-closet (not the original 1874 Thomas W. Crapper model, but close).
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The captain's quarters queen sized bed |
Antique nautical artifacts and original art related to the whales and the whaling tradition are tucked into nooks and crannies throughout your quarters. A ship’s ladder and skylight lead to a mythical upper-deck.
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Rates and Reservations
Rates: Call 360-376-5131 for reservations. We do not accept credit cards; payment must be made by cash or check. One half the total cost is due as a deposit; the balance is due upon check-in. Two weeks cancellation notice is required for a refund of your deposit. We have a two night minimum, and a three night minimum on holidays. When you stay six nights, the seventh is free! Check-in time is after 2:00 p.m. Check-out time is before 11:00 a.m. Pets are allowed. No smoking, please.
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