Day Thirty-four

Day thirty-four was a travel day, and we left Sned Acres Campground and the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail area for Niagara Falls.  We opted to stay at a small campground/motel in Grand Island called Cinderella Motel and Campground.  It was small with no amenities, but it was only four miles from Niagara Falls, so we liked the location.

 

Since this was a short trip, we went to the falls that afternoon.  We drove to Goat Island, and walked around to explore the falls – awe inspiring and beautiful, as always!  They are currently selling a package of tickets for several of the attractions for a savings off the regular rates, so we bought that to check out the sights. 

We planned on going to most of the attractions the next day, but we did manage to go to the Cave of the Winds that afternoon.  What a cool way to get really close to the falls!  They give you a poncho to wear, but also some sandals to change into, so you KNOW you are going to get wet!  Sam had a blast, and we all got good and wet – really refreshing during this heat wave.

After this, we decided to head over to the Canadian side to check out the tourist attractions for the evening.  This was Sam’s first trip to Canada, so he was full of questions as we stopped at the border to present our passports and answer the customs agent’s questions.  “Why did he ask us that?  Why did he want to see me?  Why did he look at the back of the car?”  J

Sam had talked about the Mystery Maze all afternoon after seeing it advertised in a magazine, so that was first on the list!  We also toured the Guinness World Records Museum (Sam has one of those books and is constantly reading it aloud to us), and we also went to the Bronto Adventure Playland, where Sam played with some ball shooting cannons for about an hour-and-a-half.  Luckily, there was a restaurant right next door with an outdoor bar, so Jim and I had a couple of cold beers while waiting and keeping an eye on Sam! 

We took a break from the heat at the Boston Pizza to have a bite to eat and watch some baseball games.  Sam played a few games in the arcade they had there, and I thought the bowling alley looked inviting, but wasn’t up to it on a full stomach.  We then finished up the evening with trip on the Sky Wheel to get a view of the falls at night while it was lit up – pretty cool!  Sam was asleep in the car before we even passed through customs at the border, and we didn’t make it back to the coach until 11:00 pm.