Bicycle on a Float House Victoria British Columbia
by Barbara Snyder
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Bicycle on a Float House Victoria British Columbia
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Barbara Snyder
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Bicycle on a Float House Victoria British Columbia by Barbara Snyder
Fisherman's Wharf Float Houses Victoria British Columbia Canada byBarbara Snyder
Fisherman's Wharf in Victoria, British Columbia is the home of several restaurants and not all of them are seafood restaurants. There is a great Toco Stand and sit down Mexican restaurant as well as a Pizza parlor.
It also is home to a working fishing fleet and several commercial vessels.
But what really makes the harbor and the wharf unique is that it is actually home for several dozen floating homes. These are not actually houseboats, but they are stick build houses build on floating platforms. Most of them are used as vacation homes but I was able to talk to several working artists that actually lived there full time, painted the everyday scenes of the harbor and the wharf and made a living right there.
These houses are very small of course and many of them have added a second story or at least a raised roof patio. for extended living space.
With limited space, one has to be creative when it come to both transportation and storage. See my photograph titled "Fishermans Wharf Float Houses Victoria British Columbia Canada". That is a photograph of several of these tiny float houses. There are a couple other photos in my gallery.
All of the people were very friendly and were more than happy to share their living experiences with you. Of course, if you are not only living in a tourist attraction but you actually "are" tourist attraction, it helps is you have the personality that loves interacting with people. Keep in mind these are not docents, these are real people, living their real lives. And they are all wonderful people. Of course in my travels in Canada, I have yet to meet anyone that was not.
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July 26th, 2016
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