Honeymoon Part 2.5 | Driving to Louisville

We hoped that we could visit Ellis Island and perhaps the Statue of Liberty once we got off the boat.  Then we could get most of the driving done that evening and arrive in Louisville the next day.  The thoughts of immigration to a so-called promised land had Dave thinking of the Christian life and eager to show Emily what in the world he meant.  We didn't imagine we'd be off the boat until around noon, so an hour or so on Ellis Island would have us right on schedule.

But then the boat was done with us at by 8:30 and the people at Ellis Island said we should be prepared to wait several hours in line.  Thus, plans changed and we drove all the way home in one day.  This was nice, as we got to spend two nights in our own home and even attend church with some friends.  We also got to attend our home church in Sunday evening and then boarded a plane Monday morning for Dave's hometown, Clermont, FL.

The drive that day may have been the most beautiful part of the trip.  Clouds followed us all the way, and the leaves were in peak turn.  The clouds only  brought out the colors of the leaves, and we marveled in what God had made over and over again.