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A Mystical Place

. . . I have enjoyed this mystical place. I walked to the Bragdon Quarry each day, what peace! Most evenings I went to the stone circle to watch the sunset. Never have I felt so relaxed. I will long remember the special experience I had at 3 AM seeing the stars reflected brightly in the water, as if shining up from the quarry floor. The shooting stars were beautiful. This evening while I was washing dishes a doe and her fawn stood in the clearing for several minutes rubbing noses and eating grass. What a gift Light Heart presents! Thank you for sharing, Ill be back!" -- Debbie, Maine

Kayaking at Sunset

We’ve had a wonderful week here! Swimming in the quarry, reading on the deck, cooking seaffood dinners and just relaxing. What a comfortable, beautiful place you guys have created. We will certainly spread the word at home. Highlights were kayaking at sunset from Hancock point, biking around Schoodic Point, hiking the Precipice trail, cooking at eating lobsters we bought locally, and hiking Dorr and Cadillac mountains...I loved the sweet window seat as a breezy place to read and nap... Many thanks to Joanna and David for their hospitality! ~ Lynn, Steve & Hanna, NC

The Universe Lead us to You

Namaste` Joanna & David! You have given us this past week the most valuable gifts any human can give to another--peace, healing, inspiration, hope, cleansings, warmth and food! We came to the Huckleberry Hideaway knotted balls of rough, red rope and we leave (sadly and reluctantly), smooth, blue strands of silk. The metaphor is apt, as the Huckleberry and your hospitality, a “living education” is now in our fabric. We came here knowing this trip was less a vacation and more a matter of planting a seed. We will water our seed from afar, until we can return and perhaps you’ll tend to our seed too, in heart and mind. Not only will we be back, but we will be back. This visit not only satisfied that which any worn, overworked person seeks--rest, nature, sleep, good food, quiet, beautiful surroundings--it satisfied something deeper within us both, something now forever changed. I’ll refrain from listing the obvious perfections of the lodging, as so many have noted these fine details in preceding pages. But they help to ease us into the more profound spiritual healings that take place within us in such a setting as this. We will never forget this experience, of course we will be back and thank you, on each star overhead, for being there when, unknowingly, we asked the universe to lead us to you. With love and peace and gratitude, Lauren and David, NY

Biking, Hiking and Soaking in the Hot Tub

We came to Maine this week to have a quiet week away from the true hustle/bustle of our daily lives in the city after dropping our youngest son off at a sleep away camp. We had struggled with what kind of vacation to take. Should we stay close and visit the Cape or make the drive north to a more remote place? Light Heart Retreat and the Huckleberry cottage have provided a very quiet and thoughtfull week for us. We’ve read lots, cooked every meal (a treat for busy working parents), biked around Schoodic Point and Hancock Point. We hiked in Acadia and most thrillingly at the Black Mountain Loop trail in East Sullivan. We only saw two other hikers and we were rewarded with a view more spectacular than Cadillac--without a crowd. When we got to the bottom we swam in Donell’s Pond. Best Finds: Sullivan Smoked Fish Market and Barter Family Gallery. The hot tub has been a lovely treat that we enjoyed daily. I know that when we return to our daily busy lives we’ll draw strength from the quiet and nature we soaked in while here. Many thanks. ~ Susan & David, MA

To Refresh Body & Soul

Having done a great deal of research to find the perfect spot for a much-needed vacation, my husband and I found the Light Heart Retreat. We were looking for both active and passive hours in an allergy-free environment. We wanted to spending a lot of time outdoors biking in Acadia and swimming somewhere safe and clean (this is the summer of the shark attack, after all). The LHR website descriptions were so thorough and well-organized (not to mention creative and intriguing) that we knew we found our spot. We had spent hours biking the Carriage Roads in the past and knew how much fun that is (that is, after all, the reason for our focus on the Hancock area for a rental), but we had never spent time swimming in a quarry pond. The time we spent reading on the granite slabs and exploring the quarry pond with its stone formations and schools of fish was so amazing and relaxing that it rivaled our miles biking in Acadia. Access to the ponds, sauna, meditation hut, library, paths, hot tub, stone circle made us wonder if we ever really wanted to leave the grounds (expect to stock up Huckleberry's well-equipped kitchen). Huckleberry Hideway is a beautiful, clean, well-stocked, and immensely comfortable cabin. We felt as if we not only found a wonderful home away from home, but also a private, secluded, and peaceful estate to explore and enjoy. The land surrounding the houses and two quarries is so rugged, yet well-managed and maintained that we wished we had spent two weeks at the retreat instead of one. Joanna and her late-husband have created a true retreat for the body and soul. We both forgot all about our everyday responsibilities and were able to completely relax and replenish ourselves with absolute peace and quiet. There are also a million tiny details that Joanna maintains that make the cabins, grounds, and amenities special. Also, we found a wonderful, personalized guidebook waiting for us to not only explain the cabin and the grounds, but also the local amenities such as great restaurants in the immediate vicinity and short cuts to Bar Harbour and other less-touristy destinations. We have the fondest memories of our stay in Huckleberry Hidewaway and plan to return for the two-week vacation that we wished we had planned during our first stay. We have already been recommending the Light Heart Retreat to friends and family, knowing that they would benefit as much as we have from the positive energy generated by the whole experience. Amy & Kevin, Maryland

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