Labor Day Vacation

Labor Day Vacation

First day- onward to Virginia- July trip

The first we go through is Louisville, stopping briefly at the Indiana Travel Center. We stopped at Frankfort, Kentucky, the capital, and then Charleston, the capital of of West Virginia and having a picnic dinner at New River Gorge.

More Grant's Farm photos.

There were goats to give milk to, camels to feed, horses to pet and and a sister with a big smile.

Grant's Farm is an historic farm in St. Louis, Missouri, which was once owned by Ulysses S. Grant. The Farm is now owned by the Busch family, who used to own Anheuser-Busch brewing company. The Farm is free and open to the general public every summer, and it is a frequent tourist attraction in St. Louis. The farm is filled with many animals including buffalo, elephants, camels, donkeys, goats, peacocks, the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales and many more.

Also on the farm is the Busch family mansion and the house in which Ulysses S. Grant resided between the Mexican and Civil Wars. This was the land his wife, Julia Grant, gave to him.

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May 21-- last day in Hawaii

The last day we went to Akaka Falls , which has a drop of 420 feet. Then we headed up to the Waipi'o Valley overlook, which was gorgeous. We checked out the petroglyphs on the Big Island, then went to our last beach, Beach 69 -- which was not well-known, but a very nice beach-- so no one tell anyone about. 

May 20 - Out and around Hilo

I drank out of cocoanut- which was cool today, but not so good tasting.  We started the day at the Lili'uokalani gardens and then spent most of day at the beaches just outside Hilo. We ended the day with a taro pie and McDonald's.

May 19 Top of the World

David and I started our day at Rainbow Falls. A big part of the day was going to the highest point in Hawaii of Mauna Kea to catch the sunset and even saw snow in Hawaii. It was beautiful up there.

May 18-- Todd versus the volcano

Today we headed for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and spent the day exploring the realm of the volcano. We also went through the Thurston Lava Tube . We ended the day at the Hale Kai Hawaii which overlooked Hilo Bay. Food wise the best part of the trip-- I might have to go back to have those cocoanut macedonia nut pancakes with cocoanut syrup. I love pancakes and those were the best I have ever had.