We first visited the stone I found yesterday and cleaned it off looking for the letters C.N. on it with no luck. That was 150 years ago so it may have worn off or been chipped off by a later owner. Jessica never left the road and only I walked in the woods. I don't think we got them there.
We then drove to the field at Union Clay Works and walked the survey path to the Ocean/Burlington County line where you Jessica and I walked when we saw the man who was hunting humans. I was looking for stones. We visited the granite marker that we found and Jeff has mentioned that has the letter SB inscribed on it.
Jessica never left the road, and I did only for a short distance. We turned around and walked the mile back to our car. She got in and instantly jumped out yelling CHIGGERS. I looked at her and all I saw was chiggers. The laces on her sneakers were black and they were all over her pants, arms, and hands. We pulled up her pants to her knees and they were all over her sock and legs.
Then I looked at myself and it was no better. So we took our shoes and sock off and sprayed them, and then I sprayed her until the can ran out. I was almost empty anyway. I grabbed the second one and by the time I was done she had it everywhere except her face and hair.
I then turned it on myself and it ran out. So I threw our shoes and socks in the trunk and headed off, while the chiggers ran all over these pants you gave me. They seemed disoriented but moving. By the time we got home we had a headache from the smell, and most of the chiggers were dead.
After showering I had just about 10 stuck to me and I have yet to see anything occurring from them.
I have not had a tick on me in 6 weeks. It appears they have quieted down. In any event it was a GREAT day
Guy
