Nauvoo for a Weekend

We decided to be spontaneous and go to Nauvoo for the weekend. We left Friday after I got off work and drove to St. Louis to spend the night, it took us about five hours. The next day we got up and looked around downtown St. Louis for a little bit and then went on to Nauvoo.

It took us about four hours before we got there, but for the last few miles we put down our convertible top and enjoyed the weather and the driving by the Mississippi River. In Nauvoo we went on a horse-drawn cart ride around the restored part of the town. We went to the Land and Records office and learned more about our ancestors that were in Nauvoo. We also went to some of the shops and homes downtown. At night we went to a performance by the BYU dancers. It was a good show. We stayed at the Hotel Nauvoo, a restored pioneer home. It was a fun day.

The next day we started on the long drive home. We went through Carthage to see the Carthage Jail and then drove home. It was a short trip, but we are glad that we were living close enough to Nauvoo to go there for a weekend.