Can't really separate the island from the cabin; there's a synergy that makes a very special place for people looking for well off the beaten path. This is not the place for luxury accommodations, designer shopping, and vibrant nightlife, but if you're looking here you already know that. It's a place to go and let all that mainland crazy -- news, politics, celebrity antics, etc. etc. etc. slip away into the triviality that it really is but hard to remember that when in the middle of it all. Out on the island on its few unpaved roads, the roadside honorbox eggs and baked goods and the lobsters delivered to the door, where the big social event is Friday at 3 when the recycling opens, yeah ... perspective. Quiet walks, wild raspberries and currants (strawberries and blackberries in other seasons), looking out the spectacular picture windows on a stormy day -- all good. We were only there a week and felt like familiar faces by the time we left.
The cabin is really nice, a half-step up from rustic. Great big open main room lined with picture windows at water's edge. 2 minute walk from one of the island's two main sandy beaches. Really can't beat the location or the views. What you'll find there depends on what the people before you used and left. We found a lot of basics there -- lots of some things, not so much of others. We used some stuff. left some stuff for the next people. So if you forget something you'll probably be OK, but you can't count on anything. Everything worked, everything was clean, nothing was luxurious (although I did take advantage of the outdoor shower, which is piped for hot water, and that's pretty nice after a morning run and a dip in the ocean -- brrr).
We loved it -- 4 adult family members (including an 85-year-old -- fully abled -- like lots of other things, ADA compliance is left on the mainland). We read a lot, walked a lot (doesn't take much to cover the island), checked in at the Island bakery every other day, went to the Fair Weather Market in the churchyard, and ate lobsters, and that pretty much covered the island action. Perfect. We left a week ago, and I'm missing it.