In our August issue, Pete and Emily Francis showed us around their houseboat and had us all hankering after a life on the ocean wave (or at least a life on the canal). To tempt you to the same, we’ve put together a watertight list of reasons why living on a houseboat is the best way to live.
You never need to declutter. If the item wasn’t essential in the first place, you’d never have brought it on board.
Whenever you’re sick of the view, you can change it.
It’s very hard to have accidents because every surface has a ledge on it. No more broken mugs.
You never have to shout up the stairs when it’s dinner time. Your family will simply see you put dinner on the table from six inches away.
If you fall out with your neighbours you can move house the same day.
You’ll never have trouble falling asleep; you’ll be rocked to the land of nod every night.
And it’s never far to walk to the loo in the middle of the night either.
You’ll save a fortune on ‘calming water sounds’ apps for your wellbeing.
You can legitimately call yourself ‘captain’. And if you make a friend in the boating community you can promote yourself to admiral of the fleet.
And if you ever suffer from dissent in the ranks you can make your family walk the plank.
If you need any more (sensible) reasons to live on a houseboat, you can read about Peter and Emily’s lives aboard the Navah on page 88 of the August issue or follow them on Instagram at @littlefloatinghome.
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