Sort of a "Viking" thing ?
If and when I ever decide to check out I may want to spend my last hours alone, in a beloved place, reflecting.
Sounds right to me.
The northwestern shore of the Chesapeake Bay (the Baltimore-Washington area) is one of the most densely populated parts of our country. It's pretty hard to be "alone" on the upper Bay. On weekends, it's maddenlingly crowded...a watery version of the Washington beltway.