Blogs from North America - page 8676

So the trip down to Niagara Falls actually only takes about 2 hours and less if you're not on a Greyhound bus. I got there at about 8.30pm and after a very short yet exhausting trip from the bus stop to the hostel I ventured out to see the falls at night. They use spotlights to illuminate them from dusk until about midnight....the bright coloured spotlights that they use are, in my opinion, a little tacky but the effect is still quite impressive. So, some facts about the falls. They are the second largest falls in the world, second to Victoria Falls in Africa. 'Niagara falls' is actually made up of The American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and then the Canadian/Horseshoe falls. The American falls are 176 feet high and the brink is 1060 feet long ... read more

Stowe, a small village tucks into the Green Mountains.... read more

I woke up at the insane hour of 2am while Caelis was still up chatting on the Internet, even though it felt like I had been asleep for over ten hours. My teeth were still playing knock and run on my nerves so I brushed them over before going back to sleep and not waking up for another ten hours. When I finally awoke, Tash and Spencer wanted to show me their Halloween costumes. Halloween is another big celebration here that has little or no showing in Australia. Tash had some devil horns but Spencer is always the show off and he got into an outfit that had everyone blushing! He was parading around showing off his ample assets and it seemed that only he could be the one to get into this outfit. I ... read more

Shawne says... Day 16 Mileage Today: 36.4 Total Mileage: 658.6 Flats Today: 3 Total Flats: 21 We rose to the smell of breakfast cooking and roosters crowing at 6 a.m., a few hours later than we had anticipated. We walked into the kitched to find Evelyn had cooked up some homemade tortillas, scrambled eggs, potatoes, and bacon for some great breakfast burritos. We packed our freshly washed clothes as Jo laughed out loud at a young rooster that hadn't quite learned to crow like the others. His call was warbled and off track. (Jo says...He sounded like "AH-Ah, OOH-OOH, rooowooo". The others would correct him with, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" He kept trying, but couldn't get the hang of it!) Shane and Evelyn told us that he would often start making racket at 2 a.m. because he's still learning ... read more

. This morning was another “errands” morning… Food, Fax and Post Office! Carl’s passport is now winging its way to Washington, DC for his visa stamp. Carl had mixed feelings about seeing it go as he had guarded it with his life ever since the “episode” in Madrid! Our host at the hotel was again very solicitous - after informing us that we were the last people to breakfast at 8am - and plied us with lots of sugary stuff. Yum yum, said Carl as he demolished most of it!! Statistics Starting Destination: Port Angeles, Washington Ending Destination: Forks, Washington Ending Destination GPS: N: 47° 56.848’ W: 124° 23.149’ Elev: 309’ Miles Driven: 137.1 Distance Walked: approx. 2 miles (3.2 km) Tunnels Driven Through: 2 Most Interesting Boat Name: Bananas The not so Hurricane Ridge img=http:/ ... read more