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Montlake Spite House

I saw something online about people building houses in unusual spaces. Sometimes this was because that was all the space that they had available. Other times they did it to spite someone who had the adjacent property. One of them turned out to be in Seattle so I decided to check it out when we were over there running some other errands. It is located in Montlake.

The house is a wedge shape. If you look at it from the main road, it looks like a relatively normal frontage. Nothing too special. From the wide end, it seems like a single room width property. There is a garage underneath and rooms above. Go to the other end, though, and you see just how much it narrows down. There is space for a door and that is about it. A trip to Google Maps will show you the footprint of the house and you can see how it has been squeezed in. A weird place for sure but apparently a popular house to own judging by the price it has sold for in the past!

Friday Harbor

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Despite spending quite a few days in Friday Harbor, I didn’t actually take many pictures of the town itself. However, when arriving and departing, we had a better view of the town laid out around the harbor. The waterfront is prime real estate and, as you come in on the ferry, you get to see some very nice places on the island in the middle of the harbor. The area surrounding the harbor is more accessible for development and so there are a lot of places that are considerably closer together that the really pricey places.

Our hotel was a little up the hill and so had a nice view across the harbor. The construction activity below us means a slight distraction from the picturesque ideal but it really was a fantastic spot to hang out for a drink in the evening or for breakfast first thing (or as close to first thing as we could manage while on vacation!).

How to View a Potential Property

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While Pete and I were flying over Cowes, we were keeping an eye on a helicopter that was orbiting not too far from our location. A short while later, we couldn’t see it anymore and were trying to find it. As it turned out, the helicopter had landed next to a property near Osborne House. Pete understood that the property was currently on the market. Therefore, we concluded that the people were visiting the house to check it out. I must confess, I have not previously inspected any properties by helicopter but, thinking about it, this seems to be the perfect way to make an entrance!