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Cow Man · 03-27-2007, 08:02 PM

1. No one can find you unless you want them to! Shut off the cell phone, kill the email and get your real life back.
2. Improvising is fun! Sure you can’t run to the hardware store at your convenience, but is there anything duct tape and ingenuity can’t fix?
3. Improves planning skills – stave off the onset of Alzheimer’s by solving the puzzles of what you projects you have and what you will need to accomplish them next week, next month, next year.
4. Romance blooms when you’re not distracted! (Why didn’t I put that first?)
5. Food tastes better on an island, I’m not sure why.
6. Great neighbors! There is a “detached interdependence” that bonds island dwellers. I have rarely had a request for help turned down by a neighbor (or any island dweller) and never turned down a request. Everyone knows they may have to be rescued someday and don’t want to be on anyone’s bad side. Plus birds of a feather…
7. Yes you need a boat and a slip, but if you don’t like boats what are you doing on a lake?
8. The night time trips are awesome, the planetarium sky, the chill in the air and the dead calm water make for a really unique voyage. Top it off with a hot tub and glass of cabernet.
9. Winter destination via skis, snowmobile, hovercraft, air boat or nice walk.
10. Hey, it’s your island, go nautical, tiki, Victorian, or what have you. It will be as unique as you are; your own personal Disneyland!
11. Deer, fox, humungous raccoons, loons, blue heron, owls, fish, otters, beaver, and other critters including a turtle named snappy.
12. Your dog or your toddler doesn’t need a leash, assuming he or she is well behaved. No cars.
13. Your land locked friends will think you’re out of your mind but beg you to let them visit and stay until you have to toss them out.
14. God lives on the islands.

Cow Man has a 12x12 log cabin with few amenities, by choice, and thought of these in roughly 10 seconds. He also runs his business via cell phone and satellite Internet connection from his hot tub, full time (mostly) from May – September.

03-27-2007, 08:02 PM	#9
Cow Man Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cow Island / Holderness, NH Posts: 46 Thanks: 4 Thanked 19 Times in 8 Posts	Reasons to have a camp on an island. 1. No one can find you unless you want them to! Shut off the cell phone, kill the email and get your real life back. 2. Improvising is fun! Sure you can’t run to the hardware store at your convenience, but is there anything duct tape and ingenuity can’t fix? 3. Improves planning skills – stave off the onset of Alzheimer’s by solving the puzzles of what you projects you have and what you will need to accomplish them next week, next month, next year. 4. Romance blooms when you’re not distracted! (Why didn’t I put that first?) 5. Food tastes better on an island, I’m not sure why. 6. Great neighbors! There is a “detached interdependence” that bonds island dwellers. I have rarely had a request for help turned down by a neighbor (or any island dweller) and never turned down a request. Everyone knows they may have to be rescued someday and don’t want to be on anyone’s bad side. Plus birds of a feather… 7. Yes you need a boat and a slip, but if you don’t like boats what are you doing on a lake? 8. The night time trips are awesome, the planetarium sky, the chill in the air and the dead calm water make for a really unique voyage. Top it off with a hot tub and glass of cabernet. 9. Winter destination via skis, snowmobile, hovercraft, air boat or nice walk. 10. Hey, it’s your island, go nautical, tiki, Victorian, or what have you. It will be as unique as you are; your own personal Disneyland! 11. Deer, fox, humungous raccoons, loons, blue heron, owls, fish, otters, beaver, and other critters including a turtle named snappy. 12. Your dog or your toddler doesn’t need a leash, assuming he or she is well behaved. No cars. 13. Your land locked friends will think you’re out of your mind but beg you to let them visit and stay until you have to toss them out. 14. God lives on the islands. Cow Man has a 12x12 log cabin with few amenities, by choice, and thought of these in roughly 10 seconds. He also runs his business via cell phone and satellite Internet connection from his hot tub, full time (mostly) from May – September.