Escaping the burbs
We finally escaped the burbs! Here’s a quick update with lots of pictures of the new place in Clatskanie.
Category Archives: Relocating
Part 7: Saying goodbye to the wetland
Ah, our beloved Long Beach wetland. We were looking so forward to making this our home, but our plans changed: We sold the lot.
Part 6: Wetland delineation report
After 5 months owning the lot, we have finally completed the first of the many “lot prep” steps that must be made be made before building can begin.
Part 5: You bought a wetland?!
With a deed to our new land in hand, you’d think that we’d be frantically completing the many, many steps toward building our new home. Instead, we are in standby mode.
Part 4: The house plan
The Lot Prep journey will take at least four months, most likely many more. While all of that slowly moves forward, Dave and I are working out exactly what house to build.
Part 3: Buying land in Long Beach
We didn’t put our plans on hold, but we switched into a more passive gear: we put ourselves onto several mailing lists, and kept a very critical eye on the results.
Part 2: Building in Ilwaco?
Now that we’d narrowed down the location to the Long Beach peninsula, we focused on a lot that was in the same neighborhood as my brother’s home in Ilwaco.
Part 1: The next adventure: Building a home
My partner and I love our house and this neighborhood, but we decided it was time to move on. The first step in that process? Choose the location!