We had a little more time than originally thought before our flight, so before we head out, we explored some more of Nauvoo (went to the fudge factory, highly recommended!!), and took the Oxen ride.
Oxen are actually Bulls, just neutered, and overgrown a bit. Oxen is more of a title than a breed. The two oxen pulling our ride were so gentle. I never though t that an overgrown bull would be so gentle!! Yet they were.
We had a very level ride, but I could imagine what it must have felt like if the road was bumpy, I can understand now why most of the kids and women didn’t want to ride inside, that is if they had room at all to sit.
After the ride we left Nauvoo, and started reading a book titled “Nauvoo”, which is a story of the early pioneers given to us by Brother Lundgreen back home. He found it among his mother’s effects as she has passed away just a few days before our wedding. We read the book for the majority of the trip back to St. Louis.
We reached the airport, and through some sniffles I said goodbye to my beloved Jeep. We headed up to the Airport and got ready to board our flight.
The flight home was fairly uneventful, looking out the window we watched as the green lush landscape got rockier. Suddenly after descending from some clouds we were back in the Salt Lake Valley.
Jen’s dad picked us up at the airport. Andy wore his cowboy hat and Jen wore her bonnet. ☺
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