i don't know about the "coming home to die" part, and i've lived on the left coast too, san berdu, chico, and the middle of the lands, altus, and golden, down in florida for a while, alaska, those little islands out in the pacific, guam and maui, lived in europe for a while germany and scottland even still have an address in san paulo that get mail at from time to time, but maine? well the seasons!!! all six of em winter, mud, spring, blackfly, summer(all week of it) and fall, the best of the bunch, not even austrailia comes close to being as nice, besides the closest "BIG" city is portland!!!