All I can say is WOW!! Pictures can't capture the enormity and majesty of this place. I didn't realize that there are actually three different falls, the American, Bridal Veil, and Horseshoe. I also didn't realize that to get a front view of the falls, you need to be on the Canadian side of the border, which we were supposed to do. But COVID shut down the borders, so we had to say on the American side.
Horseshoe Falls sends up so much mist, you actually can't see the falls. And there is always a plume going up in the sky, so it looks like smoke.
The American Falls are much more photogenic!
Bridal Veil is that little part on the far right side of this picture.
We started our day saying good morning to the falls, and then walked over to Goat Island to get a different perspective.
Notice the catwalks and little yellow people below?!
That is where we are heading next! The bottom of Bridal Veil Falls.
I agree with Owen...OH MY GOSH!!!
The Cave of the Wind. This is where you pay money to go stand under the Bridal Veil Falls and get drenched! I mean, it was so powerful, you could hardly stand up against the force. They gave us sandals and THIN ponchos, for what good they did! But, it was so fun!!!
Before...
...and after.
Amy wondered why she spent time that morning on her hair and makeup!!!
The we walked over to Three Sister's Island
We headed back to the car and drove a little north to Lewiston, a quiet, little town sitting on the banks of the Niagara River. Lewiston is famous because it's the setting of the kid's book
Freedom Crossing.
We read it every year in my class, so I was excited to see the area. It was the end of the Underground Railroad, where the slaved hid in a house (Tryon's Folly) right on the banks of the river, and then rowed across to Canada and freedom. They even had a monument dedicated to the story.
I love Emma getting seasick!!
And then, probably my favorite "activity" of the entire trip, a jet boat ride!
Again, thin ponchos that did nothing to keep you dry.
But the sandals from the morning came in very handy!!
We rode up the river in some class five rapids, did some awesome 360's, and got soaked again. I mean SOAKED. Like jump in a pool with your clothes on soaked!
before...
during (this wasn't our boat, but this is what it was like!!)...
...after!!
SO MUCH FUN!!!
Back to the falls for our Maid of the Mist boat ride. I was expecting a little drizzle, maybe some mist. Nope!! A full soaking once again!! No need for a shower tonight!!
It was so wet, no one dare take their phones out of hiding for pictures
while we were actually near the falls.
Dinner and home...but then a couple of us wanted to go back to see the falls light show.
I'm so glad we did. It was spectacular!
Total steps for the day--17,205
