Greetings from the Great White North! I am not sure Canada is ready, but the Field road show has arrived. We had a wonderful night in Austerlitz, NY and got on the road in decent time this morning. From there we drove the entire length of the New York State Thruway to Buffalo and over the Peace Bridge into Canada. The $57 in tolls on the thruway nearly cleaned us out. Nothing like borrowing $3 from your kids so you can pay the toll into Canada!
We are staying at an RV park about 10 minutes from the falls. After pulling in and hooking everything up we loaded up in the car and drove over to see the sights. The girls thought the falls were spectacular, but the rest of the stuff in the immediate area was pretty cheesy. Canada is definitely the better side to see them from though. From the Niagara Parkway, you can see both American and Horseshoe Falls at the same time. On the U.S. side you would have to view first one then the other.
Here are some photos from our stay last night as well as our trip to Niagara. Next stop, Ann Arbor, MI and the Gronewold cousins!!!
Cate's Joke of the Day:(this one is really a brain teaser) One day a truck driver was driving along and his truck could not fit under the bridge so he struggled to get it out and then one day a little girl came up and made a suggestion. Answer to follow in tomorrow's post.
Lily's comment of the day: Going to see Niagara Falls was really cool!
Meg's quote of the day: I am really glad they have a playground here so I have something to do.
From Janelle: John failed to mention that he had success in checking and filling all the tires this morning when we stopped at a truck stop! Great way to start the day!! He also forgot to mention that we had to drive in pouring rain and had another wiper incident. We were able to stop under a bridge on the NY state thruway and remedy the situation. It was a bit hairy but made for more laughs!
Canada is lovely but I know that this area is not really seeing Canada. John and I look forward to really getting out their and seeing all the natural wonders - not just the tourist areas. I guess we can just chalk this up under "been there, done that."
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