We made it to Niagara with time to grab a dinner and then go find the falls which were only about 15 minutes or so from where we were staying. We had driven through some pretty strong storms along the way, and it was still drizzling when we got there, but Ian and I made the short walk from the parking lot we found (American Rapids) to the falls to see them lit up.
We then turned in to prepare for super tourism day.
For Niagara, we went full Tourist (with a capital "T") and got the super happy discovery pass, which got us into Cave of the Winds (which Leah wanted) as well as the Maid of the Mist (which Catherine and I wanted...Ian was indifferent).
We started at Cave of the Winds with an elevator ride to the bottom of the Bridal Veil falls, and got these amazing yellow ponchos.
I took another photo of the Cave of the Winds folks from the deck of the Mist of the Maid boat, below.
Leah had a good time on the Hurricane Deck (I think we all did, she was the only one foolish enough to go back in once I could pull my phone back out to snap some photos!).
We then beat the other tourists to an early lunch, and avoided the stupid long lines. While they ate, we then avoided more lines at the Maid of the Mist. They run things often enough that I think the lines are relatively quick, at least at anything other than peak peak season. Maid of the Mist is blue poncho. Ian and Catherine decided to admire the Canadian Horseshoe falls from the 1st story deck.
We then saw the movie at the visitor center, and then made our way to the aquarium. Niagara tourist quadrifecto!
Cheers,
Marc
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