Day 6

     We woke up this morning with the goal of getting to Boston by the end of today and later than sooner, that dream came true! Without further adoo, We are here, we are safe, and we are excited! Driving into Boston is much more different than it is driving into Las Vegas. As you drive into Las Vegas, no matter the freeway or highway, you see bright sparkling lights that illuminate the sky with a glow visible from the heavens. The Luxor beam visible from more than 30 miles away, bursts from the tip of the iconic pyramid. Sadly enough, we will not be experiencing that sight for quite a while, but we are okay with that!
     As we approached Boston, it was the same entry into any city that we have seen ever since we entered Tennessee: Trees, trees, and more trees. The dense forests cover all the nearby buildings, and all the neighborhoods are hidden in the thick of what i would call the North American Amazon.
     Today was a very sight-seeing filled day, and here is what we did. We departed Erie, PA early to get to Buffalo, NY and experience Niagara Falls. We found parking on Goat Island, which parcle of land is the division between the Canadian side of the falls, and the American side. We took amateur pictures of such a glorious spectacle that no ordinary camera could capture. We stood on a ledge that overlooked the falls almost directly, and we witnessed how extremely close the "Maid of the Mist" ships got to the falls. From our vantage point, the ships almost disappeared within the thickness of the mist that was billowing out of the falls. Over 10 million gallons fall over the edge every minute, which equals to about 1,000,000 bathtubs of water a minute. Wow.
     Our next stop was Palmyra, NY. Palmyra was a small bustling town, fun to visit, and full of history. There is a cross-streets on Main St, where there are 4 churches, one on each corner; talk about your religious revival, especially back in the day.  We visited the Hill Cumorah, and had lunch at the top of the hill. We visited the original publication site of the Book of Mormon, and got to witness first hand the excruciating 2 year process that was endured to create the first 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon. We then visited the Log Home of the Smith Family and took a tour there. We learned many things by sight and by sound, of the experiences, hardships, and times of growth that the Smith Family passed through during their time in Palmyra. After seeing the Log Home and the 2nd nicer home of the Smith's, we had a chance to live a dream that all four of us had in common: We got to walk in the sacred grove.  Inside the ancient forest, is a trodden pathway through the whispering trees that you could walk as you looked around into the undergrowth. One could not help but imagine any number of spots in eye-sight as a possible location of the First Vision. With a prayer in heart, we felt inspired by the faith the Prophet Joseph Smith, and how he was able to exercise that faith almost 200 years ago. After giving a few more CD's to the missionaries on duty there we departed and made our way back to the highway with our sites set on Boston or Bust.
     So here we are, we made it, and although it has been 6 very full days of driving, driving, traveling, traversing, driving, cruising, and coasting we are here and we are proud of our trek. For all of us, it was our first time. Unpacking starts tomorrow, and oh how we wish we had the capability to muster the hands of others to help us in this ill-looked-forward-to effort. Before we know it, it will be all done and then we can go get donuts from one of the 3 million Dunkin' Donuts here in Boston. Boston has more Dunkin' Donuts than there are Starbucks on the entire West Coast, if that gives you any idea! Thanks for following us on our adventures! See you soon!

pictures to come soon, its one in the morning and time to go to sleep. :)