It seems as though I have been going non-stop for the past
month. There’s just so much to do during the summertime! After a trip to Colorado for a cousin’s wedding, another cousin joined me
in flying home to Cape Cod to spend a few days
at the beach. Since then the museum and gardens have been very busy with everyone enjoying
their last days of summer vacation. It’s been fantastic weather,
too! Once I finally had a few days off, I ventured to The City once again. I
love New York!
Day one was a trip to Central
Park to ride in the row boats. Kayaks, canoes, and small sailboats
I am familiar with, but these row boats with their attached oars I am not! They
were slow and bulky, but very fun.
The following day, we transitioned to a larger boat bound for
Liberty Island. The Statue of Liberty is
finally open to visitors after Sandy
came through almost a year ago. However, Ellis Island
is still closed unfortunately. I wasn’t sure what I expected of this famous
statue, but it seemed different than what I had imagined. We boarded the ferry
early in order to skip the crowds, and even though our boat was packed, Liberty Island was not—until later in the day anyway.
The water was choppy that morning, and for me, seasickness
seems to take hold more easily than being on any other type of transport, so I
was more than ready for it to be moving once everyone was on.
Tickets to walk to the crown sell out months in advance, but
we were able to make it as far as the memorial inside the base of the statue.
Like with anything, being there is so much different than seeing it in a photo.
I loved having the chance to walk all the way around and see the statue up
close, and the mainland in the distance.
