All,
I’m thinking that the Erie folks (and maybe others?) are getting bored by my reporting from places so close to home. Amish country yesterday. Today, Niagara Falls.
Now, to be fair, even though many of us have been there dozens/hundreds of times, it is very cool. It is truly one of the Natural Wonders of the World.
We docked in Port Colborne, just across the lake from Buffalo. We then took a 45-minute bus ride to the falls. The time on the bus reminded me of when I used to take my kids there when they were little, and I guess my Dad joke every time was telling the kids: “Did you know that more water goes over Niagara Falls every day than it takes for a family of four to take ten baths a day?” Dumb joke, I know.
Funnier, I think though, was that when Melissa and Derek were young kids, as we crossed the Peace Bridge over the Niagara River, I’d do my best Chevy Chase imitation and exclaim, “Look kids, the NILE!!!” And (though I’m sure they’ll deny it) they’d go, “WOW, REALLY? THE NILE!!!” Dumbasses! 🤪
Here are some pics. Pretty spectacular place.
This is the whirlpool. It is where the Niagara River, having gone over the falls, hits a wall and spins counterclockwise from the force before heading down to Lake Ontario. These are Class 6 rapids. Not navigable (though there is a very cool Jetboat ride that takes you right up to them).
And this is a bit more of memory lane for me. This is the Lewiston Bridge that I used to drive trucks across from Buffalo to Canada after clearing them at Customs. A long time ago, but in retrospect, the start of my career in logistics. What a long, strange trip it’s been 😊
Onward!