Chris and Farheen's vacation home is absolutely lovely. We had an amazing time. It's spacious and has several skylights, so it's got lovely natural light all day long. It's got a wonderful meadow off the deck and then the whole perimeter is surrounded by trees. So, it's both open and sunny, and secluded and private. You can't see the house from the road and you can't see any other houses, so it's truly away from it all.

Also, it's a five minute walk to three different beach access points and a nice hiking trailhead, which is terrific.

The pictures are quite accurate, although more pictures would have been helpful. The kitchen is spacious and well-equiped, for example, but you can't see this in the current pictures. Also, there's a kids bunk bed room with a small table and chairs, games and toys. It's really great if you have young children, as we do. But, we didn't know this until we arrived!

The kitchen has nearly everything you could want-- dishwasher, good stove, pots and pans, spices, dishes. But there is no microwave or coffeemaker. If you're like us and use these to items everyday, you'll want to bring one or both of them.

Also, there is a nice grocery store on the island. For such a small island, it's much better then we expected. You can get most produce for about the prices on the mainland. Jugs of water are almost the same price, too. Dairy is more expensive. And what is really much more expensive and not particularly good selection is the meat. Since we had no idea what to expect, we did a ton of shopping and brought a lot of food. Next time we'll focus on meat and dairy and worry less about so much produce. It might not sound like much, but when you're packing for four people for 10 days, as we were, it becomes A LOT of groceries.

The sightseeing is lovely. Great hikes, great bike rides, an amazing park with playground. And the Japanese garden is spectacular.

In summation, an amazing spot on a beautiful island. We highly recommend.