It was the day Awison (that's how Stellan pronounces it) was scheduled to leave. She was good enough to take public transport back to the airport to save me the scary drive into New York. I thought we should do something nice in the morning before I had to take her to the train station. I had read about the Delaware Raritan canal and decided it would be a great idea to go for a hike. I headed out on Rte 27 hoping I'd find a way down to the path. I headed down Church St, an adorable little street just off Rte 27. Surprise, it didn't exactly take us to the walking path. Well, I turned down another street hoping to find the path. I lucked out, not only did I find the path, I also found Rockingham; the last residence of George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Pretty cool. We didn't go into the house but we did head down to the canal. So breathtakingly beautiful. The colours were spectacular and the weather was cool but beautiful. It was a bit of a trek downward and Jameson kept falling. What a trooper though, he just got up and kept bouncing down the path. I think he did manage to fall in some horse poop once though. Maybe he just stepped in it but he did have a bit of stench about him. Lovely.
We got down to the canal and the boys immediately started throwing acorns into the water. Amazing how much fun that is for them. We walked down the path along the water and then stopped to throw more things into the water. It was absolutely picturesque. There was no wind so he canal was smooth as glass with colourful leaves dotting the surface.
We headed back up in order to get Allison to the train station on time. The boys were so excited to see the trains. We walked Allison to the platform and waited for her train. At one point an express train came roaring through the station. OK, I'll admit, I was a bit startled. The boys, on the other hand, were thrilled. I don't even think they batted an eyelash. Go figure.
Jameson was given strict instructions to stay behind the yellow line. Sure enough, he tried to put just his toes over, all the while looking at me to see if I noticed. One warning that if he did it again that we would immediately head back to the car made him stop.
When the train came Allison hugged the boys good-bye (me too!) and away she went. The boys were so amazed with the train. we waited for one more train and then headed back to the car where I promised the boys we would wait for another train. Little did I know that it would take another 20 to 30 minutes for a train to arrive. In the meantime the boys started picking on each other. After a few warnings I followed through and left the station. Much crying and screaming followed but I'm hoping it was a lesson learned. I did promise that we would come back someday if they had good behaviour. I was quite disappointed to see the train in my rearview mirror as we pulled away. If only they had lasted a bit longer....maybe next time. I now have another way to spend some time on rainy days; sitting in the parking lot of the train station.
We got down to the canal and the boys immediately started throwing acorns into the water. Amazing how much fun that is for them. We walked down the path along the water and then stopped to throw more things into the water. It was absolutely picturesque. There was no wind so he canal was smooth as glass with colourful leaves dotting the surface.
We headed back up in order to get Allison to the train station on time. The boys were so excited to see the trains. We walked Allison to the platform and waited for her train. At one point an express train came roaring through the station. OK, I'll admit, I was a bit startled. The boys, on the other hand, were thrilled. I don't even think they batted an eyelash. Go figure.
Jameson was given strict instructions to stay behind the yellow line. Sure enough, he tried to put just his toes over, all the while looking at me to see if I noticed. One warning that if he did it again that we would immediately head back to the car made him stop.
When the train came Allison hugged the boys good-bye (me too!) and away she went. The boys were so amazed with the train. we waited for one more train and then headed back to the car where I promised the boys we would wait for another train. Little did I know that it would take another 20 to 30 minutes for a train to arrive. In the meantime the boys started picking on each other. After a few warnings I followed through and left the station. Much crying and screaming followed but I'm hoping it was a lesson learned. I did promise that we would come back someday if they had good behaviour. I was quite disappointed to see the train in my rearview mirror as we pulled away. If only they had lasted a bit longer....maybe next time. I now have another way to spend some time on rainy days; sitting in the parking lot of the train station.
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