I’m in complete agreement on all points. The transformation for me was visiting St. Margaret’s Beach, where the Bear River flows out into the ocean. I shot video:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.ruk.ca/bear_river_pei.mov

The water is fresh, and warmer. There are no things in the water (or if there are, they are friendly freshwater things, not things with tusks or stingers). And, as you say, mega projects.

10/10