I moved to a South Carolina island where there are no cars. It's like being transported back 200 years in time, but you can still get Instacart.

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 05:06

Upper left frame: An older man in a grey shirt, background image: a large two-storey house with front garden. — Jerry Jaskowiak, upper left, lives in an $800,000 home in Haig Point, a private community on Daufuskie Island in South Carolina.
Jerry Jaskowiak

Jerry Jaskowiak works remotely from Haig Point on Daufuskie Island in South Carolina.
Daufuskie Island is "car-free" and has only 533 residents.
The 62-year-old breaks down what living on the island is like.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed interview with Jerry Jaskowiak, a 62-year-old company president who lives on a small, car-free island off the coast of South Carolina. It has been edited for length and clarity.

I've lived on a car-free island that is less than 10 square miles for two years now.

My wife visited Daufuskie Island with some friends and loved the vibe, so she kept returning.