On Tuesday May 11th 2010 I went on a day trip to Niagara Falls with my natural disasters class. The bus ride there started off slow, but as rush hour passed we picked up speed and arrived in no time. When we arrived, our first activity was the Maid of the Mist boat tour. This was a very exciting experience because I had never been so close to the Falls before. Prior to going on the boat we all received humongous ponchos to protect ourselves from the rain and mist. I was fascinated how close the boat took all of the passengers to both the American and Canadian waterfalls. The view was unbelievable and i would definitely go on that tour again. After our boat tour we were supposed to go on a nature hike.
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