Today I logged a video of a stilted fishing house plopped right out in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay and it made me realize how much I miss semi-yearly visits to the Outer Banks and the ocean.
Stilt houses were originally built as fishing lodges before gas or diesel-powered boats were common. Fishermen would pole their way out to the flats to fish where these structures would provide a place for them to rest and eat. The original owners of the houses never bought the 'land' they were built on, but would simply scope out a spot and let the building commence. All lumber had to be floated out to the site and pilings had to be sunk into the ground beneath the waters to support the houses.
Not only are these houses visually attractive, but it would be liberating to [truly] escape humanity and technology every once and a while. Plus, fishing can be a fantastic stress relief.
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