Happy 2021 and Coast Sanctuary Transition

So that was an interesting year. I notice I’m breathing a bit easier now. And that is no doubt helped by sitting in front of the fire on a gorgeous January sunny and crisp day here at the coast.

One of the rituals Anna and I do at the end of year is reflect on new imaginings for the coming year. We’ve had our coast cabin back for a couple years and we mused on how we want to use it and share it. Last year we experimented with sharing it more broadly using a rental agency. Even during covid, or maybe because of it, in the first year it was rented every day all summer and into the fall. And we hated it. Not specifically any particular people, just the volume and annonominity felt a bit yucky.

So we thought what would work better? We feel an amazing abundance being able to have created and now buy back this place. And we want to be able to share it with people we care about. And it’s nice to be able to cover a chunk of the ongoing expenses of keeping this spot up to scratch.

We realized that what feels most satisfying for us and people who stay is for them to be friends or referred from friends. The longer we have had our home back here the more it feels like home. Which means a home with art and furnishings and books and music and landscape that is well loved and cared about. And we like the idea of being able to share this place with a few people who get where we are coming from and get to stay in a home away from home.

And we want to be upfront about what you pay to stay and what costs you help us cover. We’ve totaled our annual expenses (maintenance, utilities, taxes, deep cleaning, internet etc) and they come to $15,000/year. We aim to cover our annual out of pocket expenses, not counting the cost and financing of our home, with your stays. And you get to support the local craft people and artists and sustainable principles embodied in our home.

If you are interested in booking a stay, reach out and we can chat about what may work. Our place is not for everyone, and that is just how we and others who stay here like it.

Drop me an email if you are interested in booking chazkingsley@gmail.com