Ive been browsing private islands for years, i agree with you the arent as expensive as you think. But you then have to build a septic system, power plant etc to make it comfortable.
My personal dream is to own one about 1000 acres large. It would have a weed plantation near the house at low elevation. And up top, on a plateau, only accessible by a golf cart trail,,,, an opium plantation.
Imagine waking up, strolling thru the weed plantation to smoke some weed. Then after a little while, i head up to the plateau, scrape off some opium from the pods, put it in a bowl and smoke it.
I start feeling warm and infinitely comfortable and i head to the gazebo next to the opium plantation high on top of the plateau. I lay down on the padded all weather sofas we have there, and smoke some more.
I start melting into the sofa, unbelievably high, losing the ability to speak, in wonderment that this is even possible. High on a plateau on my private island, smoking raw opium and nodding off into a lucid dream-like state. Cocooned in warmth, every second that passes feeling like a stronger and stronger orgasm. Watching the sun go down slowly, but there are still hours of sunlight left...
I take another hit of opium, and am transported to a world of zen... A world few know about... Where anything is possible..
Think about it...