We stayed at the National Inn in Frenchtown New Jersey. Great old Inn with a wonderful old bar and great food. Plus you can easily catch a bus from there into NYC.
The day we arrived it was pouring so we decided to go find the church where the gravesites are.
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| The deer had nippped the red peonies off the bush and scattered them over Honey's grave. |
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| A day does not pass that I do not remember her and miss her. |
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| This is where the piper stood to attention during the funeral. |
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| The towpath between bridge 4 and 5. Scene of many happy moments, walking , swimming and skating. Only puddles in the canal now. |
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| The creek looking down from the towpath. |
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| Mimi's cabin |
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| Bridge 4. No echo underneath with no water. I checked. |
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| The site of Honey's house. Even the old treehouse is gone. |
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| Mimi's cabin taken from the site of Honey's house |
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| The site of Honey's house taken from the front looking back towards Mimi's cabin |
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| This was where Honeys bell pole stood. The big old sycamores that grew on the point are gone. Not much to hold down the bank now. |
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| This is where the old hemlock stood. I cut Georges hair once under the hemlock. He sat on Honey's kitchen stool and afterwards proclaimed me to be more severe than the Army! |
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| Familiar view. |
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| Rebel's place on the left. Note the Rebel flag. |
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| Another familiar site. |
It was a melancholy visit to return to the site of many happy childhood moments and to see that it is all gone now. We were lucky to enjoy it when it was best. The canal is in a terrible state of repair and will never be as wonderful as it had been. We used to be able to paddle down the river to Pt Pleasant and then carry the canoe up to the canal and paddle back. You cannot do that now. I am glad that I went back though to see it once again.
