Taking off from Utica this morning we made our way west toward Niagra Falls. The weather today was great, couldn’t have asked for a nicer day. We enjoyed driving the I-90 with the rest-stops every 30 miles all featuring restaurants, gas, seating areas, wi-fi and the whole nine. Arriving back in Canada in the afternoon we took in the falls and went on the Maid of the Mist boat tour as well as the Journey Behind the Falls. The Maid of the Mist is the oldest attraction in Canada, operating since 1846, who’d of thought tourism even existed back then? It’s a really fun time as a boat packed with other tourists drives right up to the falls and you are sure to get wet from the massive amounts of mist, even with your ‘souvenir’ rain poncho on.
The Journey Behind the Falls is another attraction which allows you to view the falls from a deck perched right beside the falls and go through a tunnel in the rock behind the falls. You can actually see Niagra Falls from the back side of it through two portals which are carved all the way out of the rock, very cool. We also noticed a poster advertising a fireworks show which happens 3 times a week during the summer, so we decided to stay the whole day and check it out. At night the falls are lit up by 27 lights, each 250 million candlelight power and they all alternate colors, it’s really quite spectacular. After the fireworks show, which was an awesome display, we made our way just past Toronto to Scarborough where Nicola’s Aunt Linda, Uncle Mario and cousins Chris and Julia live. We are staying here until Monday morning when we leave to go camping with Aunt Linda and the kids for one day, then we continue on with our trip.
The Canadian side of the Niagra Falls
Nicola on the Maid of the Mist right in front of the falls
The "American" Falls, not quite as spectacular, and certainly not as popular
The fireworks show at night, you can see the Canadian falls light up just under the fireworks
Without as much mist the American falls look the best at night
Nicola and I at the Journey Behind the Falls, that's Niagra Falls behind us
The Canadian side of the Niagra Falls
Nicola on the Maid of the Mist right in front of the falls
The "American" Falls, not quite as spectacular, and certainly not as popular
The fireworks show at night, you can see the Canadian falls light up just under the fireworks
Without as much mist the American falls look the best at night
Nicola and I at the Journey Behind the Falls, that's Niagra Falls behind us