ESCAPE

 

No noise. No lights. Waves lapping up against the beach. The sun rising over water - the sun setting over water. A myriad of stars above. The smell of fresh salmon on the barbecue. Ospreys circling overhead. A cormorant on the dock, wings extended, motionless… Fireworks far away, on the mainland, reminder of the world you have left behind. Welcome to Spectacle Island.

LOCATION

 

SPECTACLE

 

Ten acres, shaped like a pair of ‘Spectacles’. Both ends wooded. From the Teepee site a view towards Lunenburg, and the Atlantic Ocean. Other views of water, islands - everywhere. Four cottages. A long, sandy beach. Wetlands. Acres of rosehip and raspberry bushes. A swim platform. A ‘clothes line’ to keep small boats from getting stuck on the beach at low tide. A wooden skiff, ready for trips to the mainland…