on island getaways t v come and explore with us the hidden treasures of the pacific northwest and pacific rim island communities by sampling their food and local activities this magical series will take the viewer to unique locations that are easy to visit and cater to the budget minded traveller island getaways t v is the vision of award winning producer scott kappa stanny a veteran of numerous film and television productions broadcasters and distributors of scott's previous work immediately responded to a series that will capture the high definition beauty of the western hemisphere's island communities this production will capture the true lifestyles and local activities of island residents educating and entertaining everyone from the outdoor adventurist to baby boomers currently well into production this series is new innovative and possibly the best thing to come out of washington state now come take a trip with us into the magical adventures of island getaways everybody welcome to i would get away as t v this week we had up to the island of would be where we catch up with city limos and she gets an opportunity to take a look at one of the oldest towns in america coop bill let's head up to island county catch up with cindy now with everything and still walking distance i still managed to hitch a ride in a beautiful ferrari from a local island resident who owns his own racing team our first stop was the front street grill met up with general manager sean and told us a little bit about his waterfront restaurant ten every year it just keeps getting better here in the restaurant the beautiful view that we have here in front of penn cove we just featured out a new menu that we just put out where we're featuring penco mussels so because we're sitting right here in co we wanted to really emphasize penco muscles so we have eleven different fascinating recipes and you had one of our favorites here in the restaurant so many new items on the menu some gluten free options we have a kids menu for children and it's just been a real fun time so far dan of maryland miranda just probably one of the best people i've ever worked for ever so dan on his own because custom home construction business and he built this restaurant from the ground up and he built his own home of course and he's built several homes here and coop they're all just amazingly beautiful and this is our condo that we have above the restaurant this is rented out nightly or weekly so you people have come in families sometimes up to six people staying here sometimes single individuals you know will stand here for a period of time so  it's a beautiful place to stay it's virtually the same size as the restaurant and it's you know nice to just come in to relax and i have the same view as the restaurant does a little water after lunch we caught up with a local captain kids go out i tell them the history of the area back in seventy nine two on george rigg who was a warning to syria for the english and just about two hundred and side like a receipt so she's a very very difficult after touring coupe phil and learning about its rich history and people we decided to call it a night  the next morning i decided to explore the local real estate offerings with whitby island real estate specialist candace jordan and one of her amazing waterfront listings this custom home designed by architect john chu situated on three waterfront lots offers a two hundred sixty eight foot high banked view of the water secluded on a pristine two point eight acre wooded property i'm interested to know about the real estate market here and would be island heaven where well it's a fabulous place to buy it's a great time to be a buyer because we have these incredible properties we're just kind of coming out of a slump so prices are still reasonable and interest rates of course are very low and we have all sorts of different things for people to buy and particularly people from puget sound because it's just a short ferry ride away you can have a wonderful waterfront retreat like this right about two hundred fifty feet of water from the north bluff about three makers with a gorgeous gorgeous craftsman home about her good hundred square feet so you can have a waterfront home or water view or a little cottage in the woods and then we have our lovely seaside villages freelon langley to fill where you can have a cute little house they are and it's a great place to have a primary residence live here year round or have it as your get away or as your second home where some people spend six months here and then go south for the winter other people have a little getaway where they can come over for a long weekend or even if you're busy going to a soccer game for your children or grandchildren on saturday morning you can still pop over here for saturday interior office radiant in floor heating throughout the main level with a custom designed kitchen by chuck hertz layer with the latest and modern appliances including a stunning clarity a g a stove with gas burners and two of  after meeting with candace i decided to set my course to uncover more hidden treasures on whitby island next step and we travel to the southern tip of would be island to the humble waterfront community of langley we first checked into my beautiful coastal getaway the in langley this breathtaking property offers guest water views from every room a full service spa and an amazing ward winning multi course dinner from highland chef makris jello we also had the pleasure to sit down with the owner and form seattle paul shell would talk with us about his hidden island treasure well pam and i lived across the street back in the eighty's and we saw this property and it was a place where our daughter played for many years we loved langley we loved our time here we were weekenders but it was a great place to get away and renew the spirit and so we built this place with just that in mind and it's a it's a reed it's a retreat a place to get well and will spiritually and the view is drop dead we have all all of our rooms have great views we have a restaurant now with the chef who's was nominated the best chef in the northwest in the james beard and a new spa that so you have the full package you're of a chance to have a nursing enriching experience around the whales come to visit us at this time of year and me oh you know but we have eagles all the time  we have hair and fishing out in the water it's a kind of place to renew yourself two days here is like being away a week and yet we're only an hour away from seattle and that's i lived in seattle most of my lives there i worked and as mayor i would come up here and get away just to get my head back to where it needed to be it's that's the kind of nourishment that we offer people as a place to get away and experience the ultimate in northwest hospitality and feel it's the  hello everyone and welcome to island getaways t v we're here at the beautiful wildwood barn just outside of a harbor on with the island i have with me here harlow has a beautiful house here thirteen years old fourteen hands t story tell me a little bit about the island's maritime history with a very rich maritime history cindy of course that's where people came and went from the island for years and then to we have the perception past bridge and nine hundred thirty five first it named after his ship's master astor with big and then later by the mosquito fleet which is represented here with these steamship models we have calista and we have the favorite which is a tugboat everyone's favorite and in fact we're very fortunate to have a guest with us today roger sherman whose family has a very special story related to the coolest stuff that we  historian but part of that is my maritime history was because of an incident that happened to our family and at that time in nineteen twenty two the university of washington was active and they had a play called the wayfarer and so five members of my father's family decided to bill and they went on a quest which was on a daily route at that time t and my aunt one aunt was fifteen years old the other at was seventeen years old first time they had ever been off the island and they had all new clothes and new shoes and it was a big event my father being the eldest had stayed home and take care of the rest of the family that was ten in that family but as they were approaching seattle he got into a dense fog and a japanese freighter struck them broadside and the cluster began to sink it took twenty eight minutes but there were seventy five people aboard including my family all of them were saved there and they couldn't tie the knot and so the same and i was in charge of a lifeboat hollered for somebody with a knife and my grandfather being a farmer came forth with this sharp knife and he cut the line and everybody was saved and and they were they climbed up on to the freighter and and my my aunt was crying and why are you crying and your life is saved and she said i got my shoes  to save this beautiful victorian courthouse and unfortunately that didn't work but it's been good ever since and in fact in one thousand nine hundred one that this building was built all by volunteers very fortunate and work on getaways t v come and explore with us the hidden treasures of the pacific northwest and pacific island communities by sampling their food and local activities this magical series will take the viewer to unique locations that are easy to visit and cater to the budget minded traveler getaways t v is the vision of award winning producer stanny a veteran of numerous film and television productions broadcasters and distributors of scott's previous work immediately responded to a series that will capture the high definition beauty of the western hemisphere's island communities this production will capture the true lifestyles and local activities of island residents educating and entertaining everyone from the outdoor adventure to baby boomers currently well into production this series is new innovative and possibly the best thing to come out of washington state now come take a trip with us into the magical adventures