Obviously your dealing with larger "issues" ;).......It is commonly called a mid life crisis. There are 2 basic solutions> acquiring the friend that sticks closer than a brother or the other route which includes a small red sports car and a blonde. I highly suggest the former.

So your dissatisfied by base camping and not happy traveling? Tough call. You sound like you might be bored. Couple of suggestions.......time for a change of locale. Maybe Maine or someplace out west? That could fire things up a bit. Or maybe you take a year or two off from canoeing and do something different? I'm strongly looking into a backpacking trip of up to a month in Washington state, variety is the spice of life certainly rings true IMO.

Or how about this? My Basswood lake solo trip a few years back was highly enhanced by a good long book (wild> Cheryl Strayed as per KF's suggestion). I spent many hours in a disorganized camp transfixed and entertained by a book I couldn't put down (some of my best friends are books  8-)).

So there you have it....and all free, no charge. If you want my company on an official capacity I am in town this weekend. I set up today and am free tonight for dinner.....my treat, you pay ;)