I hesitate to rave too much about this place, for fear I’ll never be able to get a reservation again. However, putting that aside, imagine a beautiful cabin in the woods situated on the tip of a peninsula with ocean inlets on three sides. On either side of the cabin are porches where you can sit and watch the sun set over the water, or listen to wild loons crying, or stare up at the stars, which are brighter and clearer than you can believe. It’s an extremely quiet and private retreat, but only about a 20-minute drive from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. The woods around the cabin resemble a park, with soft spongy carpets of moss under the trees. The tide rises and falls about 12 feet a day, which is dramatic, and the water rushes by the end of the peninsula like a river. The camp sits at the end of a long driveway, off a sparsely travelled road, which means you won’t see another living soul unless you venture out for the day. We came in early October, when the leaves were changing, and the entire area was beautiful. If you’re planning on coming at that time next year, please pick another spot and leave this one to us.