I have something with water…
Not quite sure what, but the idea of living on a houseboat seems very appealing to me. Perhaps it’s because it puts you closer to nature? I don’t know.

How about… the movement of the water, the small and neatly organised space, the sense that you are not “tied down” somewhere, but could just float off to another place along the waters edge… Over romanticised? Probably ;-)

I just can’t shake the fact that this way of life intrigues me… Lures me…

ArkiBoat houseboat, Hawkesbury River, NSW Australia

In Belgium and Holland houseboats are quite common, but in Australia, it seems to be a rare sight. Too much red tape to cut through, it seems… I did come across one company called ArkiBoat from the Hawkesbury region, who make very modern, architect designed houseboats for residential “live-aboard” use, not just weekenders or rentals.

Apparently there are only 4 mooring licenses available for Sydney harbour (all taken of course), and no future plans to expand on this environmentally friendly, light footprint way of living. Such a shame.
The Broadwater area between Brisbane and the Gold Coast seems to offer some possibilities. Will need to investigate further.

To be continued…

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