Niagara Falls on the Canadian side

10 13 09

Our first goal was the famous Maid of the Mist. These boats have taken tourists close to the American and the Canadian Horseshoe Falls since 1846. We were given a blue raincoat and got on the first boat. You could see that they were prepared for lots of people but this is the slow season and we never had to wait anywhere. Actually, they close around October 24 so we were really lucky. The trip lasted 30 minutes and was "fantastic" per Jalil. I took lots of pictures while worrying about getting the camera wet. I kept wiping it with a napkin and it survived. The boat first went near the American Falls and Bridalveil Falls - the small fall next to the huge one. Then to the Horseshoe Falls where the boat stood still for a while before it turned back. There were "millions" per Jalil of seagulls everywhere. It was a memorable experience.

The Canadian Falls are 177 ft (54 m) high and 2,215 ft (675 m) wide and the American is 184 ft high. AAA does not give me the rest.

Afterwards we walked along the river with Queen Victoria Park on the other side of the street. There were many flower displays along the way. At the Horseshoe Falls we entered Journey Behind The Falls at Table Rock Point. We now got dressed in yellow rain coats. Three tunnels lead from the elevator to behind the falls. We were not as impressed there. It was too close to see much but there was a lot of thundering from the falling water.