Dale, Kolby, Sam and I stood at the end of Pier A watching a fog of rain encompass the Statue of Liberty. The only way I convinced my family to go to Battery Park after dark was to see the 4th of July Fireworks and now a rainstorm may cancel the entire show. I listened to some locals standing next to us say that the rain would reach us in less than 5 minutes. No problem. We brought our umbrellas.
About 2 minutes later, we watched the rain run across the Hudson River and jump over the railing right where we stood to drench everything unprotected. 
Popping up our umbrellas, we heard the crowd of people standing behind us scream then scurry like mice for cover. Rain in NYC falls straight down no matter how hard or soft so we weren't quite sure where this mob of people holding umbrellas over their heads were going. Did they know something we didn't? 
Within 10 minutes, the rain cleared and the Statue of Liberty stood strong across the water again. Relief eased my mind. Their would be fireworks.
Popping up our umbrellas, we heard the crowd of people standing behind us scream then scurry like mice for cover. Rain in NYC falls straight down no matter how hard or soft so we weren't quite sure where this mob of people holding umbrellas over their heads were going. Did they know something we didn't? 
Within 10 minutes, the rain cleared and the Statue of Liberty stood strong across the water again. Relief eased my mind. Their would be fireworks.
Loud booms and bangs filled the night air while huge explosions flew across the sky. I peeked behind us once during the show to see that the crowd of people made their way back. And then after a half hour or so, we gave up our front row seats and weaved our way out of the crowd. We enjoyed the rest of the show as we walked down the water's edge back towards our hotel.
