Good point. I wholeheartedly agree w/ the introvert/extravert difference. One thing that gets to me after a while on a group trip, even with just my wife, is not enough alone time. Group or solo I start missing her and the kid after about two weeks now that the kid is older.

A good friend of mine went in one night early before our second school trip. He joined us on his second day and the guy did not shut up about his incredible solo experience for two days! Granted, he was a city boy so pretty much everything was new and wonderful to him but man he can talk.

For me there is that little extra perverse pleasure derived from just about everything, rain, fish ... you name it, knowing all my friends are missing it. Especially times when I know they are AT WORK and I'm NOT! I do enjoy watching people catch fish more than catching them myself though so I'm not totally heartless.

I like the short, planned rendezvous somewhere. The, let's meet for a day or two and then go our separate ways again. Those can be especially nice if they are coming in with fresh food (pizza!) when I'm on my way out.

There's a time and place for everything I guess. On a canoe trip, paddling down some crooked river, some shoreline or just hanging 'round camp, it pays to be quiet. (What's this site called again?) I can talk and party with my friends the other 50 weeks a year and when on a civilized, city type trip, I love doing the group thing. I'd truly hate doing a hotel type trip solo. Yuck. That'd be awful and I feel lonely just thinking about it.