Island vacations are a great way to get away from it all. Don’t get me wrong – not every island vacation involves going to the middle of nowhere. You could go to Cape Cod, Mackinac Island, or one of many other inhabited islands and still enjoy a relaxing getaway.
Even so, I have always thought that there is something about island vacations that separates them from other kinds of trips. No matter what kind of island you are on, being surrounded by all that water on all sides somehow makes you let go of your connection to your home, if only for a few days. You might only be a few miles away, but the fact that you are separated by such a substantial gulf of water somehow makes it seem much further. It is the perfect setting to let your troubles slip away.
Of course my favorite island vacations are the ones that afford a greater degree of isolation. For me, the more remote your location the better. I like going to islands that are not even connected to the mainland by a bridge. If I can do some backwoods camping, I tend to enjoy the situation even more. Mackinac Island is okay, for example, but what I really like is going to Isle Royale.
I suppose that, for me, island vacations really feed some childhood fantasies. I was a big fan of Robinson Crusoe and other shipwreck stories when I was a kid, and I used to dream of finding myself a castaway on a far-off deserted island. When I’m on an island trip in the middle of nowhere, I can almost believe that this is my situation. When there are no aircraft, cars, or roads to disturb you for miles around, it feels like you’re in a primal state of nature again. It truly is a glorious feeling.
Of course, there are some vacation islands that are more geared towards people with more luxurious tastes. I have a friend who loves to take all in one vacation packages to island getaways. One year, he even got together with about a hundred other friends and rented a whole luxury island resort together. They said that it was one of the best vacation trips they have ever had. The funny thing was that I wasn’t 200 miles away, camping out on my own deserted corner of a wild island. It seems like everyone had a great trip that year!
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