Located in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island we are one hour north of Victoria our capital city and one hour to the South Is the second largest city of Nanaimo. Both offer ferry and air service to Vancouver. Five minutes from our house is a floatplane service to downtown Vancouver or the international airport. It is also close ferry service to Saltspring Island and Gulf islands. Our house is situated on 5 secluded acres facing SW WATERFRONT with a private dock and boat launch. It is a Unique timber frame lodge style home with rustic elegance and charm. Very welcoming and comfortable. Easy to feel at home. Open concept includes modern kitchen ,dining room and great room. Laundry room with w/d and half bath.The kitchen opens onto ocean view couvered BBQ outdoor dining area and large lower deck for lounging and enjoying sunsets. Large great room with stone fireplace and ocean view perfect for entertaining or getting cozy with a book. There are 2 lofts . One can be used as a mediation area. The 2nd loft is den/yoga area with a small patio. The lower level is a theatre room with a bathroom which has an infra red sauna. This room also opens onto a small ocean view patio and leads to a couvered open air shower and claw foot tub where you can soak and watch boats sailing by. The master bedroom has a king size bed and a large ensuite bathroom. The second bedroom has a queen bed ocean view and opens onto a sitting room with satellite tv/wifi//Netflix and also opens onto the the lower deck. There is a labyrinth in the meadow nestled amongst the forest and a lotus pond near the house to enjoy peace and serenity. This property is a get away from it all retreat surrounded by nature!