Niagara Falls, Ontario

We left Metamora on Sunday, August 13 and headed for the border crossing to Canada at Port Huron. After last week’s terrorist scare, the border crossing was backed up for 30-90 minutes each day we had checked. We had no wait and only took 4-5 minutes to get through Canadian customs.

The rest of the drive to Niagara Falls was uneventful. Every tourist from central Canada seemed to be descending on the place as we arrived. Most of the town is junky, looking like Daytona Beach. We treated ourselves to a nice dinner and opted for a highly rated (AAA) Italian restaurant. In addition to the meal, we had the fun of seeing a large gathering of a “Sopranos” like family having dinner there also.

Monday we were off to see the falls and they are all we expected. And the view from the Canadian side is by far the best. We were also lucky to have the wind blowing away from us, so the mist didn’t soak us. As a point of reference, the boat in the photo is about 100 feet long and has 50-100 people on it!