On Wednesday we took off for the Statue of Liberty, which Tom and the kids had seen only in passing on the Staten Island Ferry the other ferry; and I hadn’t been there since I was about 12, when we went with a friend’s teenage nephew, visiting from Scotland. My sister, who works in the museum field, spoke with a colleague who arranged for us to take the much smaller, and less crowded, staff boat, first to Ellis Island for a 40-minute wait and then on to Liberty Island.
Laura was happy to find a cormorant on the pier waiting for us; the picture isn’t great since I was in a hurry to snap the bird before it flew off,
Our ship comes in,
Aboard ship,
Full speed ahead, racing the Staten Island ferry,
On Ellis Island during our brief stopover,
The kids enjoying the view,
Standard tourist shot,
The kids were very excited to discover all the money on the side of the pier, while we waited for the ferry,
Daniel and Davy bedazzled by the bonanza,
Heading back to Manhattan,
On landing at Battery Park, we were surprised to find a wild turkey hen walking around,
It turns out her name is Zelda and she’s lived in southern Manhattan for about six years now,
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Looks like a great trip!
Looks fun! Can’t wait to take my own first trip to NYC.
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