What an amazing sight -- 750,000 gallons of water a second flowing over Niagra Falls. Awesome! We took the "Maid of the Mist" boat to the base of the Falls -- and were more than grateful for the rain gear that were given to all of us on the boat. We were drenched! But then after that we walked up steps to another spot for more drenching--great fun, actually!
Today we went on the tunnel walk under the falls -- again with water splashing us as we stood right next to the falls --in yellow disposable rain gear this time rather than blue! Felt like a ferocious rain storm. After drying out, we splurged and had dinner at the top of the revolving tower for a grand view of the entire area. We've never seen anything quite so amazing as these Falls!
Getting here traveling through Ontario had its challenges. Construction on the roads and a wrong turn (my mistake on directions!) and afraid of running out of gas on the bridge at the border (we didn't stop for gas in Ontario because it was very expensive) created a bit of stress. Then we were the lucky ones to be randomly selected for a complete inspection at the border of Canada/US--thank you, Homeland Security! That took an extra hour! I had loaded up on fruits and vegetables, meat and wine in Michigan (all of which they searched) but they only "confiscated" an avocado and a lime they assumed came from Mexico -- we felt lucky as a car next to us had a bunch of vegetables taken away from them.
It's been warm and humid, so having an air conditioner in our trailer feels great! We're enjoying our KOA gift certificates! On the way here we stayed at another KOA that had a pool and a spa -- a treat for long travel days! John does most all the driving, but those 8 or 9 hour days are pretty hard on him. We won't be traveling such long days from now on, though, as there is so much to see that will be new and different for us. We feel so fortunate to be able to have these experiences -- experiences of a lifetime! What a gift!
Getting here traveling through Ontario had its challenges. Construction on the roads and a wrong turn (my mistake on directions!) and afraid of running out of gas on the bridge at the border (we didn't stop for gas in Ontario because it was very expensive) created a bit of stress. Then we were the lucky ones to be randomly selected for a complete inspection at the border of Canada/US--thank you, Homeland Security! That took an extra hour! I had loaded up on fruits and vegetables, meat and wine in Michigan (all of which they searched) but they only "confiscated" an avocado and a lime they assumed came from Mexico -- we felt lucky as a car next to us had a bunch of vegetables taken away from them.
It's been warm and humid, so having an air conditioner in our trailer feels great! We're enjoying our KOA gift certificates! On the way here we stayed at another KOA that had a pool and a spa -- a treat for long travel days! John does most all the driving, but those 8 or 9 hour days are pretty hard on him. We won't be traveling such long days from now on, though, as there is so much to see that will be new and different for us. We feel so fortunate to be able to have these experiences -- experiences of a lifetime! What a gift!
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