Blogs from Niagara Falls, New York, United States, North America - page 2

Geo: 43.083, -79.0577Today we drove the 90min to Niagara Falls. The Niagara River drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, and like all the Great Lakes (except Lake Michigan) it includes the border between Canada and USA. Shipping uses Ontario's Welland Canal which is to the west of the Niagara River. The 43km canal has eight locks which cater for the 100m height difference.Apart from the falls, tourists can also visit over 80 vineyards on the pretty southern shores of Lake Ontario.... read more

Oh, Lucky Day! You all get to share in my birthday present from sweet Cory. Back on May 5th (my birthday), Cory bought tickets for the Boy George Concert being held on September 3rd at the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls (NY). And, of course, you are included. I've always loved Boy George and his songs from back in the 1980's. I would cross-country ski the old railroad trail from Shongo to Wellsville (@10 miles)on this WAG trail. Our dear dog, Dino, was my companion on those challenging hikes. Oh, to be young, again....and thin! ....and to still have Dino with us. While sailing over the white, slick snow....I would listen to Boy George's tape on my walkman headphones. By the time I reached my destination (my mother's house) I would have listened to each ... read more

Day 26 - Grand Island to ??? "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men gang aft agley." We were up and moving well this morning until Anne smelled something unfamiliar. It turned out the trailer battery was not doing too well. Truth be told, it was literally smoking, so Tony quickly detached it while giving Michelle a quick lesson in battery chemistry. A battery check and change is a standard problem and shouldn't take long. There was an Advanced Auto Parts down the road from the KOA and they were able to check the trailer and car batteries right away. They all needed to be replaced. Everyone there was super helpful and professional. Unfortunately as they were changing the car battery a small coolant hose on the radiator was broken. Two model years earlier it ... read more

On our way to Niagara Falls we stopped outside of Bath in the Finger Lakes area. We then stayed at a KOA park North of Niagara, an easy drive to the falls and also to Lockport where we took a cruise on the Erie Canal. The cruise was okay, but probably not worth the cost. Niagara Falls was exceptional especially the Maid of the Mist boat tour. It was amazing to view the falls that close up and experience how huge they really are and I did get wet. The poncho they give you kept my clothes dry, but my face and some of my hair got wet and was well worth it. From Niagara we went further North to the 1000 Islands area. We stayed at another KOA park which was on Association Island in ... read more

Tranz Canada done and dusted. The rest of the ride from Wawa down to Niagara Falls was quite uneventful as most of it was on freeways. The GPS took us on a bit of a tiki tour off the freeway at one stage through some lakes and rural roads that gave us a break from the boredom of the freeway. We skirted around the throbbing city of Toronto to arrive at our hotel in Niagara Falls and our reunion with String. TT and Miss Muppet also made it into town that day and we all got together in their room for our first glimpse of the thundering Niagara Falls and a fabulous dinner with views of the falls. The following day, we were full on tourists, we walked under the falls, we looked from above and ... read more