Houseboats

aright, so i doubt anything will ever come of this, but i got to thinkin...

so those who are following know that i am now commuting to the Northshore to teach, all is well with that - drive is easy enough, i really like the school, et al

BUT there will be times likes production week where i will NOT want to drive home at 10 or 11 at night just to get back up at 5
this wouldn't happen nearly enough to rent a studio or the like, but i was thinking "what if i get a Camper for such nights, and then the boys and I could take trips as well"? I like this idea (relatively close to Fairview-Riverside park and I think they have hookups)
THEN
I was like...'ooohhhhhh, a houseboat would be super fun'
in theory at least - i actually have no idea about maintaining a houseboat and whether or not the actuality would be super fun or even just a little bit of fun
like what's upkeep like? is there a place to dock on the Tchefuncte other than that super expensive looking marina in mandeville?
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