running the trails along the creek before dinner, and everyone gathering on the patio for a meal grown steps away in the garden.  The main home has three bedrooms, a den, and three bathrooms, opening onto a sun soaked patio with a hot tub and gazebo, the natural spot for everyone to land after a day spent outside.  A fully renovated three bedroom suite is a home within the home with two bathrooms, open concept living plus its own outdoor sitting area. On the lower level is a one bedroom suite with walk out access and windows throughout, ideal for aging parents, or a mortgage helping tenant. The grounds do the rest of the work. A fenced garden with raised beds and a greenhouse for growing your own, a pond for skipping stones or paddling in the canoe, and a tennis court for family matches after school. Walking trails along the creek mean the kids can disappear for an hour and still be home for dinner.  The detached garage includes an over height door, a wood stove, and its own bathroom, useful as a workshop or hobby space.  To top it off, the property runs on forced air heating with a heat pump, central vacuum, a 10 GPM drilled well, and a well maintained septic system, so the systems keep pace with everything else it offers.  Just ten minutes to Parksville and Nanaimo, this home offers seclusion without being remote, close to everything but far enough to feel like its own world. (id:62650)