Niagara Falls

We had heard that the view of Niagara Falls was better on the Canadian side of the falls, but we were concerned about bringing the camper across the US/Canadian border. Since you're not supposed to bring any food across the border, it would mean emptying out all of our cabinets, refrigerator, and freezer in the camper. When we arrived at the falls, we parked on the US side and walked to the horseshoe falls (the larger of the two major falls in the Niagara river). Although very impressive, you have to see the falls from the side, so you don't get the full view.

Fortunately, there was a trolley bus that took us to the Rainbow Bridge that crosses into Canada. We crossed on foot (playfully leaping over the border several times) and purchased an "Adventure Pass" in Canada. It gave us tickets to four attractions: 1) ride on Maid of the Mist boat up to the falls, 2) Journey Behind the Falls (a tunnel that allows you to go underneath the falls), 3) Niagara's Fury - Creation of the Falls (an interactive video ride with weather effects), and 4) White Water Walk (a walk on a boardwalk near the class 6 rapids downriver from the falls).

View from the Rainbow Bridge:

Looking up at horseshoe falls from the Maid of the Mist:

James and the girls in their blue rain ponchos:

We decided *not* to do the "over the falls in a barrel" tour!

Behind the falls:

The views and experiences were spectacular and well worth the walk across the bridge into Canada. :) Connie