Towns

I have decided to break my lease and move to this side of the Bridge of Death, if only I can find a place. 30--40 minutes each way over the bridge, more when (not if) there are car crashes along the way, and the occasional 50-minute drive when 95 is getting worked on. Which is often. Branford is the obvious choice, but so far, no luck finding a place that isn't falling apart from mold and full of mice.

Some very pretty views in a small bay at the far end of Stony Creek, but so far, no place to rent. One of the real-estate types sent me a listing for a skerry out among the Thimble Islands (same bay): rock, a dock and a gazebo. Rent's cheap too: $1k/month. Multi-room tent from Cabellas can be had for a $k or two; tent stove for warmth, generator for watching Mythbusters... could almost see it. It only goes down to 10 on winter nights, after all. Probably not zoned for residential, though.