May 2018 Road Trip Adventures- Niagra Falls

Thursday we left Toronto heading to Niagra Falls, Ontario, which turns out to be just over an hour away.  We didn't arrive until later in the day because we (I) just HAD to stop at Ikea.  Noah is too big for the playroom there, but the other three were still short enough and they had a ball playing while Noah, Gabe and I shopped.

It was unseasonably hot today, sunny and near 90 degrees, so as soon as we arrived at Niagra Falls we didn't waste any time.  We took the Hornblower cruise into the falls first.  It was warm, but very windy.  We had all gotten our rain ponchos on and were waiting on the boat when Gabe says to me, "Are we really going to get THAT wet?"  Having done this before, all I could do is laugh and say, "That is like white water rafting and asking if you will get wet!"  It is quite apparent from the pictures how wet we really got.

After the boat ride we walked along the river for some spectacular views of both falls.  This brought us to the Behind the Falls Tour.  We learned some of the cool science and history of the falls before getting a shower outside beside the falls.  By this time everyone was exhausted so we went back to the hotel for some dinner and swimming.  We all stayed up much later than we intended because, from our hotel room, we were able to watch as both sets of falls were lit up with changing, colorful lights.  Tomorrow is a one of our longer driving days as we head back to the United States and Lake Placid, NY.