Houseboats on Lake Union

Friday evening we went for a kayak trip on Lake Union, and took lots of houseboat pictures.

We rented kayaks at Agua Verde. These folks went kayaking with their dog.The Eastlake Ave. bridge with a tanker.


A seaplane taking off behind us.An old ferry, Kalakala


The parade of houseboats begins!


Gasworks Park.Houseboats with the Seattle skyline in the background.


A houseboat with multiple iron scuptures.


Most of the houseboats float on these huge timbers, some of which look kind of worm-eaten.


Houseboat alleyWonderful deck.


Most of the houseboats have at least a canoe or a kayak.




This one is very sleek and modern looking, but not that appealing to me.


More houseboat alley.This houseboat was for sale


I was thinking that this boat was the "bunk and breakfast" that I've heard Seattle has, but I couldn't find anything on it online.Very boxy looking. I like the idea of a huge deck on top, though.






Another huge rooftop deck.Eric did most of the paddling while I took pictures.


These houseboats weren't along the main waterfront, and so would have been a little quieter.


This was maybe an old floating fish processing plant?This houseboat has a hallmark 70's look - funky, lots of tiles.


A very cool modernistic one.Spare and simple - I like this one.


Another one for sale.