I’ve had a something of a rough couple of weeks, the result of which has been very little time in-world, other than parking myself at the occasional user group meeting and trying to keep up with “routine” posts here. So, as things have decided to improve, I decided to ease back into blogging visits and bits by returning to a location that has been a recent favourite for me: Pususaari.
To be honest, I didn’t arrive at this decision all on my own, my friend Cube Republic poked me with the news that the region had once more been reworked by holders Lu and Leelou Von Perkle (Lu Carrillo and LeeLou Graves respectively), and this served to encourage me to hop over and have a look around once more.
This marks my third visit to the setting, which carries the name Pususaari – Where spring feels gentle, the others having been in April 2025 and again in December 2025. With those visits – as with this one – I could not help be feel at home within the region.
Romantic island for dates and quiet moments. Soft light and gentle nature invite you to relax, wander and connect. Discover a cosy café, hidden seating spot, open verandas, beaches, animals and a unique lighthouse landmark watching over the shore.
– Pususaari About Land Description
The cosy café and lighthouse of the About Land description face each other across the gentle, sandy sweep of a shallow bay on the south side of the region. The café forms the region’s Landing Point on the eastern side of the bay, whilst the lighthouse stands at its western extent.
The latter appears to have been decommissioned some time ago; the lantern is off and the glass of the light room is heavy with grime and dirt to the point of being opaque. Now the only illumination the lighthouse seems to provide is that of a hand-held lamp. This sits on a round table on the lighthouse gallery, a wooden chair alongside it offering a perfect look-out point, although getting up to them appears to require a bit of a jump!
The bay and is guardian lighthouse and café are in turn overlooked by an artist’s studio/ retreat sitting up on one of the island’s wooded peaks. It can be reached by walking inland from the café, passing through a gap in the fence backing the beach and then climbing the lower slopes of the peak to where a wooden stairway and deck provide access to the upper slopes and the studio.
Inland, the region is split into two by an east-to-west flowing channel crossed by two bridges. The first of these is reached via an easy walk through a low-lying meadow beyond the slope leading up to the artist’s studio. On the north side of the water channel, this bridge is watched over by a working windmill.
The latter forms a part on a small homestead farm on the north side of the setting, joining with a Tuscan-style farmhouse and outbuildings bordering another sweep of meadowland, horses cattle, horses, pigs and chickens making up the livestock being tended.
The farmhouse is ideally placed to overlook the beach running along the north coast of the region, a waterside summer gazebo offering a retreat of the hard work of the day on the beach, while an outdoor dining space complete with pizza oven offers a further corner of delight for the farm owners and their family.
The western end of the north beach cuts a little more deeply into the land, and sandy walk leads inland and up to the second bridge across the region’s water channel. This provides access to the back of the wooded hill where the artist’s studio is located.
A steep grassy climb runs up over the hill, allowing explorers to make their way back to the studio. An easier walk around the shoulder of the hill offers a path to an old shack on the coast, the deck of which has long since claimed by the load seal population, whilst the interior offers a further retreat for romantics.
A couple of wrecked boats suggest the waters around the island can be a little capricious in their treatment of passing vessels while at the same time offering further points of interest to those exploring the region – and, in the case of one of the boats – for the local pelicans!
All of the above leaves a lot unsaid about this iteration of Pususaari – the level of detail to be found throughout, the mix of local waterfowl, the many places to sir and pass the time alone or in company – and, of course, plenty of opportunities for photography.
So – why not go see for yourself?
SLurl Details
- Pususaari – Where spring feels gentle (Bisous, rated Moderate)
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld 