Today was a
great day indeed as for the first time we got a real continental breakfast in a
hotel. We enjoyed non-expired
toast, waffles, cereal, and eggs galore! After feasting like kings, we packed
up and drove to Niagara about 30min away.
After
finding a parking spot, our first stop was Maid of the Mist. This boat tour took us closer to
Horseshoe Falls than any of us expected.
We chose to stand at the front of the boat, ensuring that we would get
extra drenched. We quickly figured
out that there was no need for us to shower this morning because we would be
taking a few more throughout the day.
Unable to bring a camera and take photos on the boat, The Captain
decided to keep his stylish blue poncho as a souvenir instead.
Not
impressed by the amount of mist we encountered, we next headed to the Cave of
the Winds. As we bought our
tickets we noticed a sign that clearly read “There is no Cave.” We weren’t sure if this was some sort
of reference to “The Matrix” or if they just didn’t want to mislead us. Cave or no cave we wanted the sweet
souvenir sandals and poncho that comes with the Cave of the Winds tour so we
went for it!
We rode an
elevator 175ft down into the Niagara Gorge until we reached the base of Bridal
Veil Falls. At the base, we were
greeted by a red wooden walkway that designated our path. Our first thought was “it would suck to
have to build this.” (Fun fact:
Every winter the park staff have to take down the walkway before it freezes and
then they rebuild it each spring.)
The last stop of the tour was the aptly named “hurricane deck” where the
falls literally fall on you. Those
who dare to brave it find that the poncho is less effective than thought and is
more of a fashionable accessory. We
were all left with soggy trousers.
Upon our
return to the top of the falls, we decided to dry out by getting some ice cream
and walking in the sun back to the car.
Back at the car, suitcases full of clean?, dry! clothes greeted us and
we changed before continuing our adventures in the town of Niagara. We were getting kind of bored of
America after driving around it for the last 4 weeks (naht!), so we decided to walk
across Rainbow Bridge to Canada. We were
pleased to find that there weren’t any warrants out for our arrest as we were
allowed to cross the border without any hassle.
We were not
even a half mile into Canada when we began to feel a yearning for the good
ol’ USofA. So we headed to Dave
and Busters, an American restaurant chain, for some drinks, snacks, and games. We ordered some poutine. We learned how to say poutine. It was all very educational. After watching some kids play the arcade
games we thought we had figured out the tricks of the trade. We played $10 worth of games. In the end, we were able to cash in our
tickets for 4 pirate tattoos. A
fair trade indeed!
Niagara was
fun and all, but LT2 felt a calling from home. After snapping a few pics of "that waterfall over there" we
got in the car and headed home. The
drive was a test of endurance for The Captain and LT2, as The Captain drove all
7 hours and LT2 did not have to pee once!
We arrived at the castle around 10pm after stopping to pick up some
victory beers. Awaiting our
arrival were the King and Queen as well as pizza from one of LT2’s favorite
haunts. The rest of the night was
spent relaxing and watching TV until the remaining amigos slowly drifted off to
sleep.
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