Boat instead of Car? (houses, luxury, places to live)
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This is kind of a weird question... Are there places to live in the United States where people can get around, do grocery shopping, etc mostly by boat? Is this possible?
I don't mean virtually deserted islands with 12 residents. I mean medium sized towns, suburbs, etc where people live along the water and stores back up to the water? Ocean, river, or lake...
Anyone live this way? Where? Just wondering if this exists anywhere.
There are Louisiana areas where there is a line of houses on one side of a bayou, with no road access on that side, and they have to park their car across the road and take a boat across the bayou to get to their house. I presume they could also take the same boat to a nearby town, but mostly, they just boat across to their car. I can't remember exactly where they are, but I've seen them.
That's not exactly what you're describing, but it's the closest thing I can think of.
I love boats, and there are lots of places where a good many people have boats to tool around, sightsee, maybe go get dinner or a drink, etc. There are also a lot of places that have regular ferry service. And there are certainly people who live places where they take their boats to get to town, but then the town has a more normal structure.
But motorized boats are not generally a very efficient form of transportation for short distances. They are not nearly as maneuverable as cars and you can't get anywhere close to the same amount of them in a given area as you could with cars. Since density is lower it is more difficult to have a functioning town, and I can't think of anywhere that is a place to "live and work" (as opposed to resort type places) where people use boats for everyday errands.
I'll be curious to read what other people have to say.
This is kind of a weird question... Are there places to live in the United States where people can get around, do grocery shopping, etc mostly by boat? Is this possible?
I don't mean virtually deserted islands with 12 residents. I mean medium sized towns, suburbs, etc where people live along the water and stores back up to the water? Ocean, river, or lake...
Anyone live this way? Where? Just wondering if this exists anywhere.
Thanks!
There are several places on Long Island including Fire Island Fire Island National Seashore - Fire Island National Seashore . Much of Fire Island is undeveloped but there are several communities on the island which are reachable by ferry or private boat across the Great South Bay. Once on the island, you bring your belongings from the dock/store to your house by wagon.
Private cars are not allowed on most of the island. This is great because you can walk and bike in the streets and it is much safer for children.
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Boat instead of car
