When we saw the vrbo photo of the Martinique Beach House, we almost couldn't believe our eyes: a modern glass house on a stunning beach just feet from the Atlantic Ocean. I half-suspected it had been photoshopped, but we couldn't resist, and rented it. (We rented the smaller of Michael's two attached properties: the 2-bedroom house with the Murphy bed.) But when we arrived both the house and beach were BETTER than we'd ever hoped! The house is beautiful, comfortable, and intelligently designed, from the tiny details (outlets in the poured-concrete floor) to its grand concept: the wide, unobstructed, sweeping view of Martinique Beach. As it's situated on an E-W axis, the seaward glass wall frames sunrises and the rear windows frame sunsets. And the beach is magnificent: 3 miles of soft sand, crystal-clear water (just about swim-able even in mid Sept.), and rock-pools with sea urchins, starfish, and (broken!) sand dollars. Michael was helpful and friendly, and we enjoyed meeting him--in fact, we enjoyed everything about his glorious home. Try the chocolate knots at Dobbit Bakery in Musquodoboit Harbor.