Mary is always making friends on the beach. It comes natural to her, and of course I am always up for company so the other evening we had new friends off the beach over for a visit and later that week they hosted us on their boat. The boat is a thirty foot sail boat and the couple actually spend half of the year on the vessel.
Inside the vessel reminded me of living on a camper, everything well organized small and cramped, though I am told larger boats of course can be quite comfortable. While at the dock we had a chance to look at other boats that were chained up due to nonpayment of the slip and docking fees. Some of these thirty foot boats can be purchased for as little as $2,500.
Now upon hearing this, I of course had to have one. It was Mary who kept me at bay, as my sea legs grew strong with the thought of the ocean in front of me and a guiding wind at my back.
Another thing of even greater interest to fellow travelers is the option of being a "boat sitter". A boat sitter is a person or couple who lives in a boat while the owners are away, depending on the amount of work you are willing to perform on the vessel, some sitters are even paid to inhabit the boat. Sounds like this could be a solution to some folks that avoid exotic areas because of the prohibive housing cost.
Many of the larger boats can have a square footage larger than a single bedroom apartment, and if you are willing to do a little cleaning and caretaking this may well be an option. Imagine how much more affordable Hawaii and Southern California, as well as South Coastal Florida can be if you have success with this option.
Here is a link for an online house sitting program.
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