Childhood haunt

When I was a kid, we always spent holidays down the south coast at a town called Sussex Inlet. It lies smack bang between the inlet to a river and the ocean, and is so picturesque. These days it’s become a huge summer holiday destination, and so many aspects of it have changed now. Returning, walking along the river front, my brother and I both shared the same sentiment: This place is like a mythical fairytale land, with legends and adventures etched into our brains. When you return as an adult, the whole realm is smaller; everything is shrunk down and different for seeing it with adult eyes. And yet, when we saw a group of kids playing on the same tree by the river we...