Smuggler's Rest

Colvos Passage

The Beach (Courtesy of WA DOE)

Front Yard

Front of the House

Living Room, Guest Bedroom, Stairway to Main Bedroom & Kitchen

Main Bedroom into Side Room

Smuggler's Rest

When we first moved to Vashon in May 2001, we landed in wonderful Beulah Park. We were lucky to find a cozy cottage known as Smuggler's Rest. We haven't asked how it got named and probably wouldn't want to learn-knowing Seattle's areas bawdry and salty background.

A few minutes walk from the Colvos Passage shoreline on the island's west side, we enjoyed walks along the beach during low tide. Only occassionally would we see other tracks though - much less see some beachcombers.

We never had too much down time there - especially Kim, but we did spend a bit of time rocking away, we hosted a few parties, and enjoyed some good cooking. The best thing was the neighborhood and fantastic neighbors. Patty & Rosie, Wendra & Kia, Barbara & Steve, Shelly & Sam, Katherine & Tony, Mark & Carol, George, Wally & Laura and everyone else all helped us get introduced to Vashon and welcomed us into their special neighborhood. We will miss them all!

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Our garden was designed by master gardeners, so we had to learn to distinquish a little better between the plants and weeds.

Living Room, Sun Room & Porch

Sun Room (aka John's Office)

Back Porch

Out the Back Door

Back of the House

Back Garden

Fuchsia a Plenty