Road Trip: Statue of Liberty

We got an early start and headed straight for the Statue of Liberty. (We had tried to go last year on our way to the Hudson River Valley, but it was closed because of the government shutdown.) We parked on the New Jersey side and took the ferry over. There were no crowds or lines when we left which was really nice. We got off the ferry at Ellis Island to look around but the kids weren't interested at all so we didn't spend much time there. By the time we got on another ferry to the Statue of Liberty, crowds were building fast (mostly people coming over from Manhattan). We didn't get tickets to go up in the statue so we just walked around the statue and tried not to get swallowed up in the crowds. Everyone was pretty miserable by the end and we had to wait forever for our return ferry. And taking the girls into the gift shop was regrettable. The ferry rides were actually the best part, with the best views.

Simon immediately found a way to escape the boat.

Oliver's face sums it up.