Off Grid Island Living: Could You Live Here?

 

Wayne Adams and Caterine King, both artists, have taken living “off the grid” to a whole new level.

Their spread of floating buildings, growing spaces and inspiration-cultivating peacefulness is off the grid, off land and off the charts when it comes to creating your own space!

Wayne Adams and Catherine King live on a massive float home made of 12 platforms in Cypress Bay, just northeast of Tofino, B.C. The couple appropriately named their vibrant creation “Freedom Cove.”

The abode is completely off-grid, off-land, and off-the-chain as far as float homes go. Built in 1992, the property includes five greenhouses, a dance floor, an art gallery, a lighthouse tower for guests, a generator shed, and a studio where King and Adams live.

Oh, and they've painted most of the buildings turquoise and magenta.

The couple don't own a fridge or freezer, eating what King grows in her half-acre garden and what Adams catches fresh from the ocean. Their drinking water comes from a nearby waterfall in the summer, and from rainwater in the winter.

The structure used to be powered by 14 solar panels, but Adams and King recently had to convert to a small Honda generator when the panels broke down. Adams says the generator gives them about 3,000 watts of power, which is enough to keep the lights on for 12 hours.

“We have both done so many things in our lives and we've had hard times, so we were well prepared for how different the lifestyle would be out here,” Adams, 66, says. “It fits us.”

Imagine the creativity, time and effort it took to build floating wonderland like that.

The next time you are day-dreaming or even planning on getting “off grid,” remember this couple and remind yourself that if you are resourceful and creative, the sky is literally the limit!

To read about all the amazing facets to this incredible living space and to see a slideshow of all the different buildings and growing spaces, visit our friends at Huffington Post.


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