Day 5 - Niagara Falls

After spending one night in Toronto, we decided we would take a little break from baseball and just enjoy the sites in Canada. What better place to do that than in Niagara Falls.  Tammy and I had both been there before but I was really excited for the boys to be able to see how marvelous it really is. What a breathtaking place!  It is very difficult to describe. 

I'm not sure if it is one of the Great Wonders of the World, but it is definitely one of the great Wonders of North America. We decided that if we are going to see it then we are going to do it right. We went ahead and bought the Niagara Falls Adventure Pass which enabled us to ride The Hornblower, which is Canada's version of the Maid in the Mist; a boat ride on the Niagara River right up to where the water comes crashing over the falls. This is where everyone is given a lovely red poncho to wear to keep from getting wet. But it is really the best way to see the falls!

Also our pass enabled us to go behind the falls to see and hear the force of the water coming over. 

What an amazing experience. Pictures do not really do it justice I'm sorry to say but I am posting some anyway. We also were able to view a short IMAX type movie that involved some really cool special effects that talked about the history of the falls. We had a great day at the falls and returned to our hotel. 

We stayed at the Americana Resort, Spa, and Waterpark. Tammy really out did herself on this hotel because if anything could trump Niagara Falls, (according to Tate anyway)  this place was it!  This might have been Tate's favorite part of the whole trip because everywhere we went after Niagara, Tate wanted us to find another water park to go to. It was a lot of fun.

Even Mom and Dad took advantage of the opportunity to have some fun.

It was very difficult for us to leave Niagara Falls but we were ready to get back to the good ole USA and resume our journey. We came back across the border on Saturday the 4th of July and headed toward Erie, PA which is where we stopped for the night on our way to Cleveland.

We had decided to try to find a fireworks show to see on Lake Erie so we headed to a State Park right on the lake to get a good view. 

We found an open field at the park where the boys could play some wiffle ball. 

After time at the State Park we decided to get some dinner and return to our hotel. We were so tired that we didn't make it to the fireworks. We just watched the Macy's show on TV. The next day we would head to Cleveland.