The Maid of the Mist

We said goodbye to ourselves out at the front of the hotel at 4am this morning.  The shuttle service was excellent, Gary got checked thoroughly going through the bag check but we think it was just because it was so early they had nothing better to do.  The West Jet flight was very good, on time leaving, only half full but the landing was pretty heavy.

Carolynne and Izzy were at the airport to meet us and we caught a shuttle back to their hotel for a much needed breakfast and then set off for Niagara.  It is incredible the difference to the Canada we have seen so far.  This bit of the country is the civilised Canada.  Four lane highways, people, cars and shops.

Niagara is spectacular, this is one of our first sightings

I can't reproduce the noise though and the spray on your face even a long way from the water.  The picture above is the Canadian Falls, much more spectacular than the American Falls which is shown below

This is Gary and I with Izzy

The sun is out and it is hot.  It feels really good sitting in the spray from the falls.  I reckon it would be pretty good to stand under it and have a shower.  The guides here say there is 154 million litres of water going over the falls every minute.  My guide book says it is 14 million litres per minute.  Whatever it is, it is a lot

The trip on the maid of the mist is a must and was brilliant.  The blue plastic covers have to be done but because it was so hot made us pretty wet anyway because we were sweating so much.  It may have been better without them

you get yellow ones when you go behind the falls

you just feel drawn to standing watching the water.  The closer you get the louder it is and the more mesmerising.  Incredible, brilliant day, thanks to Carolynne and Izzy for sharing it with us

We have finished off the day with a Grand Buffet at the Casino.  The food was great, but why do those people sit for hours putting money in those machines and pressing a button??

Off for a drive tomorrow to look at Niagra on the Lake and the Gorge.