Do you ever sometimes feel like getting away from civilization?

[terrya]

Just for a little while? Get away from all of the stress and worry of modern life?

[MercutioATC]

1. 11 1/2 years and I'm THERE!

Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Retirement is gonna be nice :)

[slappypan]

2. Yes!

I love backpacking and camping, to take a break and get my mind clear.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. I get away from civilization every weekday morning by going to work....

....my coworkers are anything but civilized. It's every man/woman for him/herself there.

[jdonaldball]

4. No, I visited Texas once and that was enough.

[H2O Man]

5. I'm retired

and live in a secluded, rural area. My driveway used to be part of a turnpike from the late 1700s. My house was a stage coach station. I enjoy open fields, wooded areas, and a series of small waterfalls. Plenty of wild life. I see an occassional jet in the sky, or hear some automobiles. But I enjoy being a semi-hermit.

[SarahB]

6. All the time

Dreaming of my island....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1151385

[arwalden]

7. Yes... That's Why We Like To Go Camping

It's work, but it's relaxing work.

-- Allen

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. Thats when I turn on Fox News

boom tiss



actually -yes I do!

[johnnie]

9. Civilization????

That word implies that we live in a civilized world. I get a lot of flack for being a bit of a hermit because I sit alone in my house a lot. I like it that way when I don't have to deal with this so-called civilization. And I don't say this with any bitterness at all. I accept the fact that a lot of people are pains in the ass.

[central scrutinizer]

10. Been there, done that

I lived w/o electricity and running water for over eight years in a hand-built cabin in the Oregon woods. Used a wood cookstove and kerosene lamps. Built a wood-fired water heater for taking showers. The outhouse would get a little funky in the summer, but it was built on skids so I would just dig a new hole and drag it over and cover up the old one. There was a usually reliable creek close by that I could get water from. Never treated the water and never got giardia or other parasites.