The Jack-o-Lantern Train Car at Whittaker Station, Cass, WV.

Another Straight from the Camera Photo taken with our new 7D!

F/3.5    1/500   ISO 100

This is an un-edited photo taken with our new Canon 7D. 

f/ 16.0   1/50   ISO 160

Blue Sky. Yellow Car. Isn’t the color gorgeous?

We took this photograph at the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge on our way back from Black Water Falls. 

The poor hungry deer was standing next to the wrong sign!

Upon leaving our reception, we headed straight towards Baltimore.

We had originally thought that having the car “decorated” would be terrible and we even thought about hiding the car somewehere so that no one could write on it or tie beer cans to it, etc.  But, our car was decorated and it was awesome!  We spent the enjoyed getting honks and waves and thumbs up from the passers by on the interstate.  It was a lot of fun!  In case you didn’t see the Wedding Book, I made for Ryan, this is what our car looked like when we left our reception:

Along the way, to Baltimore,  we decided to stop in Charlestown, West Virginia to check out the racetrack and casino. I had never visited Charlestown.

Similar to the attention the car got, we were quite celebrated during our pitstop in Charlestown. I suppose it was fairly obvious that I was wearing a wedding dress.   It was really nice to get actually “wear” my wedding dress and enjoy all of the congratulatory feedback from everyone we met.

We had a good time, we walked around the casino, got a beer and hotdog and watched a race.  We probably should have bet,  we would have had there been a number 8 horse.

This is the Charlestown track:

As we were preparing to hit the road again, the sun was setting, we chose to stay and enjoy the sunset over the track:

Isn’t Ryan adorable?

We arrived in Baltimore quite late, and didn’t waste much time getting to our room. . .

We stayed at Henderson’s Wharf, Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland.

It was awesome!

The delicious complimentary breakfast at Henderson’s Wharf:

We ate in the courtyard. . .

Then took our coffee out on the dock and watched the boats and birds.

It was a beautiful morning!

Then it was time to board the cruise ship;  so, we headed around the harbor to the port, excited about our cruise to Bermuda!

Well, I was hoping to at least get through the 1st day of our honeymoon, but this post is getting quite long, I will begin Honeymoon (Part II) with our ship boarding experience. . .

We had a wonderful time, enjoying Merrie’s excellent cooking, and John’s hopsitality.  The home and the property are incredibly relaxing.

The owners, John and Merrie, put our names on this adorable welcome sign:

(The other couple was also celebrating their anniversary.)

The view from the porch outside of our room, looking out towards the ponds:

Welcoming  Jockey:

A bumble bee and a small spider enjoying a Rose of Sharon at the Asa Cline House:

The Asa Cline house sits on 23 acres of woods, pasture and gardens.

Ryan and I took a walk through the woods, it was gorgeous!

Box turtle:

Spider:

Stream through the property, created by the natural springs of Yellow Spring:

We first stopped at a family gathering at Lost River State Park, in Mathias West Virginia.

This is a picture of Ryan’s Grandmother, Mother and, of course, Ryan:

Notice the beautiful necklace Ryan gave me for our anniversary:

I love swinging bridges!

After visiting Ryan’s family and checking out Lost River State Park, Ryan and I headed to the Asa Cline House in Yellow Spring, WV.  Neither of us had ever stayed in a Bed and Breakfast, but we were really thankful we did! We had a great time in Yellow Spring!

I had every intention of posting our whole trip in one post, but I really think it will be too long.

The rest is coming tomorrow!

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