Today we are visiting the second great lake, Lake Ontario. The water was cold-ish but bearable. The water was also super clear! We enjoyed making rock towers and Amber found her throne. Its great for family to visit but not very handicap accessible. Its great to visit on a warm day and you can swim in the lake. It has a little beach area around the lake, but in some spots its very rocky. Now join us on this adventure.
Ellis Island was the gateway to the United States for over 12 million immigrants. It was the nation’s busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954.
For the majority of immigrants, Ellis Island truly was an “Island of Hope” – the first stop on their way to new opportunities and experiences in America. For the rest, it became the “Island of Tears” – a place where families were separated and individuals were denied entry into the United States.
Ellis Island is located in New York Harbor within the waters of New Jersey. Ellis Island is accessible by ferry from the states of New York and New Jersey. We visited from Jersey City, New Jersey because parking was free and it was easier to get to.
Although Ellis Island is separate from Liberty Island, it is part of the Statue Of Liberty National Monument.
Ellis Island
Jersey City, NJ 07305
GPS coordinates:
40.699019, -74.040061
Today, I am replacing our 4-wheeler battery. She sat around in our storage unit for a while till the battery finally gave out. We bought a new one and replaced the battery. We have used the 4-wheeler since then and she runs perfectly, guess I didn’t mess it up, LOL! It was actually really easy to do, I expected it to be harder than it was. I probably wouldn’t have been able to work my way around it if it wasn’t for dad telling me how to do it along the way. I’m so glad the 4-wheeler is working again. Let me know how you think I did the the comments!
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Now that we have added the the ladder rack, its time to give one last upgrade. We added this roof basket so we can put some boxes and items related to that on the top of the truck. You have to be careful on what you store up there that way you can still drive under some bridges.
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Today we are installing a ladder rack in the back of dad’s truck, Manny. It was hard work and heavy but we managed to pull through and completed within a matter of hours! It was fun and a challenge, but I’m so glad that it is over!
Today we are visiting the Statue of Liberty. It was a little cold and raining, but nothing we couldn’t handle ;). We had so much fun exploring and learning new things, like that the Statue is run by New York but the island that the Statue stands on is in New Jersey waters!
DISCLAIMER: if you want to walk inside the Statue (like into the crown) you have to reserve your tickets MONTHS in advance……we did not, lesson learned.
