Providence Point Map (September 27)

From time to time, Rob and his family would set out by boat for a multi-day trip up or down the Bay, stopping at campsites or waterside hotels along the way. This is a mock-up of how Providence Point would have looked on the kind of simple map they used.

The freedom available to anyone who possessed little more than an open boat along with a tent for camping was remarkable, especially in those simpler times that encouraged the kind of independence that nowadays might seem almost hippy-like, but that in those days was a perfectly usual middle-class opportunity.

Currently, costly sports equipment, expensive memberships, and high-priced holiday packages financed on credit have become the norm for much of the population. But what real advantages are available? For people who clearly see what they need and appreciate, the increased financial burden is rarely if ever justified… still, benefiting from such simpler pleasures requires a certain amount of skill and knowledge. Can you think of friends or relatives who really do have that kind of insight? If so, why not leave a Comment?

(Illustration generated by AI)