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Ct. Neverland, Sweeney Series Willimantic, Windham County

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Ct. Neverland, Sweeney Series Willimantic, Windham County

From: cstearns (cstearns07@hotmail.com) | Date: 2002-03-21 22:49:27 UTC-08:00
The Ship to Neverland Letterbox
Sweeney School Series
Rated easy
Planted 3/21/02  by : Leader of the Pack
 
In Windham take Rte 6  by Walmart and the airport out to Rte 203. Take a right at the light on 203. Just a short distance up the road on the Right is a Joshua's Trust Property  the Windham Atlantic White Cedar Bog . Park here there is room for several cars. Plan over 1 hour for the walk which is on old railroad bed straight and smooth.
 
The box:
      The window  on the balcony was open the summer breeze wafted through the curtains,lifting them  lightly ,to drop  against the frame and sill.  The large moon cast beams of  light down onto the beds and sleeping children. The light was broken by a shadow  and the silouette of a mysterious ship passed over the face of the moon.  The Neverland ship for lost boys. Adventure if you follow, youthful wars of play, daring feats, mermaids, indians and pirates. The children followed.
      Down the  lane where  engines chugged in times past in pursuit of the ship to Neverland.  Passing a sign pointing out the bog. Water and  haunted looking trees everywhere. Down the lane, pass a place where ledges cling to both sides   keep going by the trees and  swamps. Watch for wildlife this is a safe place for the wild creatures to watch the  ship pass by.   Walk on you will pass small side roads to nowhere keep to the straight . The wind billows the sails and the ship flies onward  it comes to a yellow gate and the  rudder drawn so the ship veers around to come back. Hook must be beyond the gate where the path turns hard and black.  So turn with the ship and face where you came from . Look on the right at one of natures wonders. High in the lofty masts out to sea at the right is a nest . Not a crows nest of the ship but  Great Blue Herons DO NOT DISTURB! Hook is their friend.  Now onward as the ship sails toward home and the dawn. Pass on the right a hard to notice tree that beavers chewed long ago now black and dead.  Then on the left a  tree branch  reaches out to  swing at the passing ship - evergreen  even in night.  Now as you dream  away the night keep your eye to the right as the  Neverland ship cast off a treasure which now lies below  the rim of  a black circle. Return home children and chase the dream  ship another night through childhood and open windows.
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