After we left the Shearwater Resort yesterday we stopped by the unique community of Lizzie Cove a few miles away. Two families have created a half acre floating oasis that is anchored in that protected land locked inlet.
Made up of approximately thirty individual floating segments, the self sufficient enclave uses catchment water for drinking, a generator for power, and wood for heating. They have a huge outdoor garden and greenhouse that generates all of the fresh fruit and vegetables they need. Fish comes from the ocean waters nearby. They have welding, machine, and wood shops, cut and mill their own lumber, and even have a gift shop where they sell the products they make to visitors.
Rene, one of the residents, was there to greet us at the log boom set up for visiting yachts when we arrived. She gave us a tour of their facilities and opened the gift shop for us so Vicki could buy a little something for the grandkids.
The floats upon which all of this sits is a mush-mash of old concrete docks and log booms tied together with cables and chains. It was fascinating to see.
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