New York ~ Days 3 and 4

Sunday morning we got up early and drove down to Syracuse to meet Tristan and drop off his truck, then we made our way over to Niagara Falls. We stopped at a huge flea market on the way, and got over to our hotel around lunch time. We promptly drove over to the Rainbow bridge, and walked across into Canada. We had lunch, then packed about as much as we could into the time we had- we rode a ferry up to and into Horseshoe Falls, did an underground tunnel tour and saw behind the falls, had dinner on Clifton Hill, and saw the falls lit up after dark. It was an awesome day, and the falls are really spectacular!

Monday morning after breakfast, we drove over to Goat Island, to check out the American side of the falls. After we saw the visitor's center, we did a tour of the Cave of the Winds, which was pretty breathtaking! You take an elevator down to the base of Bridal Veil Falls, and walk out on a series of decks and steps directly under the falls. We ended up 100% soaking wet, but so happy that we had done it- it was an incredible experience! We also walked over the bridge across Bridal Veil Falls, then checked out the Observation Tower visitors center, before heading back to Syracuse. 

We stopped at a few church history sites along the way, which were pretty special and humbling. After one last dinner, we said our goodbyes to Tristan and he headed back up to base. Cahl and I flew home the following morning, exhausted but so happy! It was so good to see Tristan after so many months, but he looks good, he's doing really well, and he's really happy. I'm so thankful that we had an opportunity to visit him, and see all of those amazing things with him!