Kitchen with Island pros and cons

I have a travel trailer with an island kitchen. I love it. No I can't get to the kitchen with the slide closed, but I really can't think of a case where I would need to unless I just had to get a beer out of the fridge while on the road. The island gives me lots of room to prep food and my trash can is under the island in a convenient place. The sink is also on the island, which I find convenient. The only con is that the island seems to be the gathering place for "stuff" as we come in for the day from our tourist activities. I have to clean off the end closest to the door before I start cooking. There is usually a dog leash or two, maybe a purse or ball cap. It all seems to end up there.

We don't have recliners and our sofa doesn't face the TV which is ok, because I usually stretch out across the sofa while my wife sites at the dinette facing the TV. If I had recliners then I would want them to face the TV.