Driving long distances to a cottage, beach or compsite every weekend is less of a relaxation than a continuation of a frantic lifestyle of movement an(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Driving long distances to a cottage; beach or compsite every weekend is less of a relaxation than a continuation of a frantic lifestyle of movement and activity; writes the author of the letter below. He suggests that this ritual exodus is an expression of people's boredom with themselves and also with their communities.