Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Sea Ridge Cottage
















After working all summer to get it ready, Glendeven's new vacation rental house, the Sea Ridge Cottage, is now ready to go! We are very, very excited about it.

The Sea Ridge Cottage provides guests a new kind of coastal experience at the high standards that Glendeven sets in everything we endeavor to do. With its sweeping views and absolute quiet situated a quarter mile from any neighbors, this house is a paradise of tranquility and beauty.

Our first guest writes in the guest book, "I will remember the deer grazing outside, the silhouette shapes of the trees outside at day break, the attention to detail, and the quiet.", signed Ottmar Liebert.

We've decorated this fine little house in an unfussy slightly contemporary way. We love using eclectic things that we think go well together in color & detail, interest, and quality.

At the Sea Ridge Cottage, just six miles south of Glendeven, you'll find the same high quality linens and amenities , a large jetted hot tub just waiting outside your bedroom door, and quality in everything you see. It's a place to find peace and quiet surrounded by the power of nature, to rekindle romance together, or find a retreat to renew yourself.

We hope you get a chance to check it out on our website, and we hope to see you soon.

-- John

Saturday, September 20, 2008

The Great Outdoors

So, one of the reasons we wanted to be in this beautiful part of the world was to take full advantage of all that it has to offer.

We've been at Glendeven Inn now for just over one full year and decided that it's time to start really making an effort to see and do more of the fun outdoor things there are here -- right outside the door. We've just got to make the time to do it, it's that simple. One new thing per week, that's the plan.

And, of course, it helps us to make recommendations to guests.

Given this new mantra, there's one thing that I've done a bunch of times over the past year: outrigger canoing up Big River.

Renting kayaks or outrigger canoes is quick and easy at Catch a Canoe and Bicycles Too which is just one mile north of us. You sign in, get your life jacket, a thorough safety refresher and away you go. Once up the river about 500 yards, you feel like you're in the middle of nowhere surrounded by nature. And in fact you are. It's quiet, there are no buildings, very few people, and you're likely to spot otters and harbor seals. And there are lots of birds too, which is pretty great.

Check it out next time you're here.

-John