At about 2:35 AM this morning, 6021 Beach Drive SW was on it’s way to a new lot on Orcas Island in the San Juans. We spotted the tug with the circa 1926 home riding the out going tide past Alki just after 3:15AM. The previous owner was featured last night on the King 5 Evening News explaining why she and her husband decided to wade through all the permitting hoopla to donate the 1040 square foot home to Opal Community Land Trust , a charitable organization that provides affordable housing on Orcas.
I wasn’t able to get any decent pictures of the home floating by but thought I could just make out Ringo fishing from the second floor window. Here’s some photos of the home via King County’s website…
Fair winds and following seas!
Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog
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Generous though the act is, it would have been great if the owners were considerate enough to notify neighbors up and down the street of the activity, instead of being blasted awake at 2am with all the racket, lights, and activity, wondering just what the heck was going on.
Just saying.
I’m surprised they didn’t notify nearby neighbors. We could hear it from our home too – probably not as loud as it was for you. Sound travels over water.
I’d much rather see a home donated than demolished.
It was all over the local news for the last two days, it was an oversight in the planning process and not malicious, I’m sure. What a generous thing to do.