Owl Palace Island and Hermit Place Island - Flying Horse Island Summary

Owl Place Island and Hermit Palace Island - The children go to town to buy white paper for their map and discover the holiday season is now in full swing. The river is full of boats and tourists. Ida decides she, Oskar, and Ping will get up early in the morning to go exploring when there are no people around, and then return for breakfast, and spend the day in the sun. The moon is setting when they head out the first morning. The world is new to them in this setting, and the river becomes wider, and the bottom becomes clear and weedless. They come across an abandoned building near the water's edge, and get out to see it. It is so...