We had a fabulous day yesterday, Tuesday, in Canada.  We crossed over on the pedestrian bridge (Rainbow Bridge) which was totally hassle free.  The view of the falls from there was totally different from the American side.  We couldn't really see Horseshoe Falls from the U.S. (the observation deck was closed for re-construction) but from Canada you can see why it's called a horseshoe.  Just a different perspective but we really enjoyed it.  We caught a "hop on hop off" bus and cruised around town, had lunch at a place we heard is where the locals like to go, away from the tourist area near the falls, and stopped at a Niagra Falls Museum which was also interesting. 

We were only planning to spend a couple of hours there but ended up staying most of the day. Fun day!

Rainbow Bridge to Canada

 Niagra and Bridal Vail Falls in the background

Horseshoe Falls going over the edge!

Niagra Falls

Today, Wednesday, we took a drive up the gorge below the falls to Whirl Pool State Park and also saw the power plant on the Niagra River.  We learned that only around 50% of the water comes over the falls in the tourist season.  The other 50 goes to the power plants in underground pipes in both the U.S. and Canada.  At night and in the winter, only 25% goes over the falls.  Never seen that much water in one place--ever (other than the ocean).

If you look close at the above picture, you can see a couple of people sitting on the rocks.  It gives some perspective on how huge the river is that spills into Lake Ontario.

In the afternoon, we took the Maid of the Mist boat ride that takes you out to the face of the falls.  It was hot today but windy and we got SOAKED and it felt good!

Tomorrow, we will be off toward the Aderondack Mountains.  We may stay in a couple of state parks so may be without signals for a couple of days.  We plan to arrive in Bar Harbor Maine on Monday.  Can't wait to see what the next leg of our journey will bring.

Hugs to all.