Niagara Falls

We had a nice quiet night at the Canadian Tire in Barrie then did some shopping at the Georgian Mall in the morning. Early in the afternoon we started the hour and a half drive to Toronto to visit the CN tower but on the way we were noticing how overcast the sky was. We realized that since it was overcast we might not get the most spectacular views from the tower so I checked the weather and it was supposed to be partly cloudy the next day so we made a quick change of plans. We drove an extra hour and a half to Niagara Falls to spend the rest of the day there, and we were glad we did!

The falls themselves were impressive with over a million bathtubs of water falling every second. The town was also an attraction in itself. It was like a mini Las Vegas, full of casinos, huge hotels, neon lighting, strip clubs and tourist traps. Late into the night the shops would stay lit up and open for business. We were lucky to find some really nice showers at a campground there and had a pleasant sleep at the Walmart where I also got my hair cut in the morning! I can gladly say my stream of luck with good, cheap haircuts while traveling has not yet failed me. We were going to get breakfast from the Flying Saucer restaurant (literally a flying saucer) but the ladies at the hair salon warned us against the dirty kitchen with rat problems, yikes! So instead we got the usual, coffee, latte and muffin from McDonalds.

A friendly squirrel

We are now on our way back to Toronto and will brave the crazy city traffic in our van...maybe that's a bad idea, guess we'll find out soon. Next stop after CN tower is Ottawa, or as close as we can get for the night.

I haven't had a chance to get my pictures uploaded to the laptop for a few days but hopefully will once we're in Ottawa. I will then add them to this post and the previous post so stay tuned for that!