I slept on my thoughts of where to go the following day, and decided on the Hudson Valley. I wanted her to experience some of what the area had to offer, as I had for few days while gaining the title of Level I Sommelier.

While I was not being presumptuous, I had take the liberty of booking us a Bed & Breakfast at the Alexander Hamilton House. Lunch would be held at the Gaucho Grill Restaurant and dinner at The Bocuse Restaurant. Between lunch and dinner, we would go hiking...so in the end, I was able to incorporate a couple of my ideas.

The Hudson River Valley has a treasure trove of hiking. I had done some quick research on hiking in the area and found that there were more than fifty trails (and counting) in the valley. I wanted to take Samantha to a special place. That place would be VerKeerderkill Falls. The hike would take us several hours to navigate the terrain and also to reach our destination. The pain would be worth the gain.

As we each gazed at the blazing water shooting downward from above, we also gazed in the eyes of one another. The analogy of the gazing between the beauty of the falls and the beauty of our gaze of love for one another was  otherworldly; in a literal sense.

Once returning from the falls, it was time to go to Bocuse. Dinner would be one of the best dinners that I had in my life. In addition to the one we had at Costata last evening, I had had two impressive meals in the matter of thirty-six hours. Our evening at the Alexander Hamilton House would be amazing; and would turn the day into a beautiful nite; and incredible Saturday.

We had breakfast the following morning at Starbucks. A simple chocolate croissant and a coffee, but we were both smiling from the day and nite before. We took our time getting back to Samantha's home, as we wanted to relive; and live, in the moment.