ORIGINAL OWNER - and first time on market. First built in 1948 and then added to in 1956 for the growing family. This solid home enjoys an outstanding location overlooking the Nanaimo River estuary with amazing ocean views and non- stop wildlife. The Eagles are screeching right above so If you love bird watching you'll be in your element here. Three spacious bedrooms plus a main floor utility or sewing room would be ideal for the laundry area if you wanted to relocate it to the upper floor. Spacious Living-room is almost 17' and the retro kitchen to the rear will give you views all day long to enjoy overlooking all the garden areas. Wide hallway on the main floor is almost 4' wide for a spacious feel and all bedrooms are generous in size. Full basement is essentially unfinished with large 23' workshop space. toilet and sink, laundry area and canning closet plus lots of open space for storage or other uses and outside access. The fenced yard is approx .29 acre with lovely gardens that include Raspberry's, Rhubarb, 4 apple trees, Cherry & Pear. There's also a functional greenhouse and wood storage shed. New vinyl windows throughout most of the home plus there is a newer high efficiency oil furnace and a new oil TidyTank was installed in Nov 2007. This is a very unique and special offering .