Great Walk By Day & By Night

After breakfast, we decided to do some geocaching. We brought Kamrin with us who hag never gone caching before. Steve taught him the basics and how to use the GPS amd it wasn't long before Kamrin was a pro at the game. In fact, Kamrin found our first cache of the day! There was a series of 5 caches on a trail located near Walt and Wanda's house. It was the first time we had been on this well marked trail; it even had some bridges and a boardwalk. Even though it was a bit chilly and windy out, the trees blocked out the wind and the sun provided some warmth. Later that night we made plans to go see the Christmas light display at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The true story of La Salette is about the children in France who saw and spoke to the apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1851. This shrine is dedicated to Mary and her message. For the past 40 years or so, the shrine has hosted the annual Christmas spectacular where people from all over come to view it. The display was quite amazing! The lights were absolutely beautiful. There was over 300,000 lights spread over 10 acres of the worship grounds. Not only were there an overwhelming amount of Christmas lights, but there was also a carousel for the kids to enjoy. Grandma bought tickets for Tyler and Kamrin. After we finished our beautiful walk throughout the Christmas lights, we went inside and warmed up with some nice hot chocolate and apple cider. Also inside was a room filled with a huge nativity scene that you can see from the photo, they put a lot of work into making it. Other much smaller nativity scenes were also on display. These were donated from all different parts of the world. It was really neat seeing the different ways and materials used to make them. Overall, we had a wonderful time at La Salette. It was the really an incredible experience! Thank you again, Walt and Wanda for taking us here!!!