Island life
I’ve been wondering over the last day or two: how many Manhattanites have ever put any part of their body in the water that surrounds the island? Aside from those who might do some water sports, I’m guessing that it’s a very low number. And is there any island on the planet where the proportion of inhabitants who haven’t touched the surrounding water is so high?
Whenever I go to a beach in England, I consider it my duty, as an Englishman, to have a paddle.
pauldwaite
29 May 08 at 10:40 pm
Ditto Scotland, though in wellies for preference.
longbird
30 May 08 at 12:02 am
The San Juan Islands near Seattle? (You can ask when you go) The Aleutian Islands in Alaska?
Walt
30 May 08 at 2:38 am
Those are fairly uninhabited though, right?
I’m more thinking of the proportion of the folks that live there, not the smallness of number.
Craig
30 May 08 at 2:41 am
Canvey Island?
Mark
30 May 08 at 2:55 pm
The water around the San Juan’s is
freaken super-duper cold but touchable, swimable, kayakable skiable,snorkable, wadeable, and durning the summer jump-inable. :)
lisa
30 May 08 at 6:39 pm