July 18, 2009

New York, New York!

Niagara Falls 2009
This morning, we arose with the chickens. Then, with sleepy eyes and tired minds, we started out on the road to New York! We were headed for Niagara Falls, to be exact.

Horseshoe Falls

Rainbow Bridge, Bridal Veil Falls (Luna Falls) and American Falls

A cool look back upriver toward Horseshoe Falls, and also the Maid of the Mist, complete with a slight glimpse of the hurricane deck below the falls!

Upriver from the American Falls

The American Falls

Then we left the falls and went downriver to see if we could find the Whirlpool Park that was on the American side. We did find it and despite the rain, had a lot of fun exploring and taking pictures.

This is one of the Whirpool Jet Boats that come upriver from Lewiston, through 15 ft. rapids to the whirlpool and don't forget the 360's along the way! Looks like a TON of fun to me!

A look upriver from the Whirlpool at some awesome rapids and the Whirlpool Bridge.
We did learn from our day at Niagara Falls that there aren't any decent fast food restaurants anywhere near the falls. And....Tim Horton's is more like a glorified Starbucks than Wendy's! Haha! But in a pinch, they will help to stave off starvation.

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