Today, we build a truck bed platform.
The Raptor coating attracted butterflies. The Raptor started chipping away after 2-3 months. We built this platform for totes to go under and the ATV to go on top of the platform.
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Today, we visited Cave of the Winds at Niagara Falls.
Up on the platforms, there was probably 3 inches of water on the wood.
My favorite part of Cave of the Winds was the hurricane deck. On the hurricane deck it felt like ice was hitting your face. Amber and I went to the corner where part of the water fall was coming down and we could feel the water from the falls on our backs and shoulders.
Although the water was cold, we had fun. What I can tell you though is that you might want a extra pair of clothes, we did not and we regretted it. Ponchos were provided with the tour.
The platforms beside the falls get taken down every year and then put back up in the spring.
Cave of the Winds
24 Buffalo Ave.
Niagara Falls, New York 14303
GPS coordinates: 43.082376, -79.071029
Today, we did “something different”. We did a Dried Fruit Challenge.
The fruits we tried were dried pineapple, dried kiwi, radish slices, and “Texas Rattle Snake Eggs”.
Dad, of course, with the “rattle snake eggs” scared the boogy man out of us, the pineapple was kinda sour and chewy, the kiwi was just horrible, the radish had no flavor to it all. I think you know how the rattle snake eggs went.
This video is from 2018 and we try a sarsaparilla drink for the first time.
Spoiler alert… it tastes very close to root beer.
Today we visited Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park. It is kinda north of the lake, I do recommend visiting the Tower Falls. As you see, Dad is very thirsty and wanted a drink of the nice water from the falls.
Yellowstone National Park
West Thumb
GPS coordinates: 44.891942, -110.386694
Today we did a Drive Through NYC.
We took the subway through New York City and to the the 9/11 Memorial. I liked reading the names of the people that died in the Twin Towers!
We saw lots of murals and tall buildings. There was one building we couldn’t see the top!
I also liked just walking around looking at the big buildings and all of the painted walls.
We also went to all 5 boroughs which I have to say was cool.
I think it is funny how the one day we planned to go to New York City it rained on us!
We wish we could have found parking so we could walk though Time Square!
We also went to the Trinity Church in New York City.
Today we visited the West Thumb in Yellowstone National Park.
This is located in the lower area of Yellowstone. The geysers put off a lot of heat, it kinda feels like you are in a sauna. The walk around these geysers was not very long.
Mom didn’t go on this walk because we didn’t know if we could get the wheelchair through the boardwalk.
It was really cool how some of the geysers we’re kinda erupting.
It is funny how everyone was looking at one and another one across from it got jealous and boiled a bunch. We met a group of people that told us that one of the geysers is 53 feet deep.
The lake was very very pretty.
It was cool how there was one geyser with hot water coming out right next to the cold water lake.
The water that the girls and I touched was cold and it was from some of the geysers. The reason that it was cold is because it was going through a little stream which cooled the water off.
Yellowstone National Park
West Thumb
GPS coordinates: 44.415571, -110.573360
Today, we are picking FRESH apples from an apple tree farm! Some of the apples were very perfect and then others weren’t so much, some of them were rotted, so we had to be careful on what we picked! Some of the trees were tiny but others were big, so some of them we had to climb or shake to get the apples off of. BUT, all in all, we had an amazing time and will do it again some day!
Hillcrest Orchard & Dairy
2 Davis Rd.
Branchville, NJ 07826
GPS coordinates: 41.166381, -74.682040
https://hillcrestfarmnj.com/
The food here was not the best, but it was okay. The people seemed friendly. I would give it a 2 out of 5, I don’t recommend it though. – Amber
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We are staying at North Padre Island in Texas! We came down here for Christmas and the girls visited some family, while we relaxed! We had a excellent time and really enjoyed it!
There were lots of birds along the beach and many were flying in circles.
We even saw a Coast Guard plane fly along the coast.
The wind was blowing so hard that we were nearly stuck in the drifts.
Padre Island National Seashore
North Padre Island, Texas
GPS coordinates: 27.497971, -97.268006
