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126 Streets and hotels and stores no longer so unpleasantly crowded as last year. Many trees of [[underlined]] hurricane [[\underlined]] everywhere. Vegetation seems denuded. Fine row of Australian pines leading to Royal Palm Hotel all branches cut, [[underlined]] look very bare. Many Coconut Palms [[\underlined]] and [[underlined]] Royal Palms seem [[\underlined]] unhurt, but [[underlined]] many destroyed. [[\underlined]] Some parts look very bare. New [[underlined]] harbor no longer congested. No sail vessels [[\underlined]] where [[underlined]] last [[\underlined]] year there was a [[underlined]] forest of masts. Fewer Yachts, [[\underlined]] several of them half submerged. Some of them [[underlined]] still on the waterfront Park where the high water had driven them. [[\underlined]] Very warm and unpleasant on the white glittering, unshaded road. Afternoon went to [[underlined]] Coconut Grove [[\underlined]] where met [[underlined]] Commodore [[\underlined]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 127 [[underlined]] Munroe, Nathanial Herreshof [[\underlined]] young [[underlined]] Wirth Munroe [[\underlined]] etc. Old [[underlined]] workshop had been destroyed [[\underlined]] but [[underlined]] new one same design [[\underlined]] has been built. Nat. [[underlined]] Herreshoff's Bungalow also destroyed [[\underlined]] but new one has been built. [[underlined]] Most Palm trees down [[\underlined]] but quite some left. [[underlined]] Place formerly so green looks bare. [[\underlined]] Hearty welcome from all. Place near by [[underlined]] (former Camp Biscayne) [[\underlined]] has now large extended bulk headed water front. New channel dredged from [[underlined]] Dinner [[\underlined]] key. [[underlined]] Old Club house [[\underlined]] vanished. Old [[underlined]] ports [[\underlined]] and [[underlined]] marshes [[\underlined]] gone also old slatted beacon. [[underlined]] Shall have to learn new channel. No other yachts [[\underlined]] there outside of Munroe's and Herreshoff yachts. A warm day. Somewhat cooler at night