Niagra Falls

Today's highlight was the trip to Niagra Falls. Set in the heart of downtown Niagra and surrounded by a mixture of Hastings/Vegas kitsch the falls are incredible. You can get to within a couple of feet of the edge at the top of the falls with only a chest high railing to stop you falling in! On a blisteringly hot day the mist coming off the falls was extremely welcome.

We took the Maid of the Mist boat trip and donned the standard issue blue raincoats to get soaked at the foot of the falls. The Captain takes as close as is safe and holds the boat against the raging torrent to make sure that al are well and truly soaking wet.

The view from the boat to the turquoise water cascading from a couple of hundred feet above is amazing. Some pics below that don't really do it justice.

The Canadian's have the classic horseshoe falls and the American's have the less spectacular straight bit.