We arrived in Niagara Falls around 9:30 at night...drove to the YMCA (it's NOT so fun to stay at the Y...M...C.A., by the way! Everyone was super nice but you know... it was DEFINITELY just a place to crash).
So, we arrived, dropped off a bag and headed to Goat Island, situated in the Niagara River which divides NY and Ottawa, Canada:
As you can see, it was way dark by the time we made it to Terrapin Point, but they had a nice lightshow on The Falls. We were standing right over Horseshoe Falls but could also see Bridal Veil Falls as well. Too dark to get the pictures to come out clearly, but here I am...
And if you think I'm lookin' pretty cold and pretty wet, you're right! MAN, I was DRENCHED in The Falls.
We made tracks back to the car pretty quick, but as we did, they had a great fireworks show over Bridal Veil, which was such a nice closing to our first night on the road and the start of our trip.
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Had me feelin' like THIS in the morning!
This shot is from Prospect Park, so these are Bridal Veil Falls, I think. You can go down right around the base of the Falls (for a price, of course!), or head to the Maid of the Mist:
So beautiful, isn't it. My mom totally wanted me to go on this, and I kept saying "No, no...I won't even WANT to spend the money on this...totally cheesy, no way." Of course, when I got there, the more I looked at the boats placidly steaming through the mist all around, I wanted to go on. Oh well- timing didn't work out for checking out of the YMCA and of course we needed to get back on the road. Another time.
We still had a super-cool day! -Judy
Away we go!
