We left the Webster around noon and drove along Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls. We had not been here in 2 years and it was Gaelen's first time!
Two years ago!
We decided to ride the Maid of the Mists to get a close up look at the falls. Since I last rode this boat (with my ex-lovie Denise way back in 1992) they have replaced the raincoats with these disposable/recyclable plastic thingies. We though they would make a great picture!
The Falls are really beautiful when seen from below in a boat. We had dramatic weather with big dark cumulus clouds and bright sunshine!
Gaelen's favorite part was when we were wrapped in the embrace of the Horseshoe Falls soaked by the mist, deafened by the roar and and exhilerated with the whole experience.
Colleen wasn't so sure how Ambiana would like the ride but at the end she said she loved it and that her favorite part was "getting wet!"
After getting off the boat we climbed the steps beside the American Falls for further soaking and views!
There was a gift shop/daredevil museum near where we parked the car and I popped in as it was free and was delighted to find lots of photos, newspaper article, and videos of the many attempts, successful and unsuccesful to go over the falls. There were also several actual contraptions used in the attempts. The top is the
jet ski from the 1995 fatal attempt while the middle and bottom photo were both used in successfull attempts. The middle one held 2 people and the bottom one held a 22 year old wanna be stuntman. The most horrific account was a newspaper article complete with pictures of a 28 year old man from Tennesee who went over the Horseshoe Falls in a kayak. His body has never been found.
We cooked mashed potatoe pasta beside the car and then took a slow route out of NY to avoid tolls before rejoinging I-90 in pennsylvani and motoring on through Cleveland and arriving in Toledo at Grampa Charlie's at 11:30pm.
