Niagara Falls Canada

Well, after being denied access to Canada at the Minnesota border, or as Roger says "we were kicked out of Canada", we went to see Niagara Falls from the Canadian side with my dear friends Art and Linda.  This time we rode with them in their car; crossing the border without any problem.  It was a spectacular day and wasn't very busy, like it could be in the summer.  The first thing we did was to go on the Hornblower to view both the American and Canadian sides of the Falls.  The Hornblower is the Canadian version of the Maid of the Mist, which is the American tour boat.

We all looked so nice and dry before our tours.

 

The Hornblower

American Falls from the Hornblower

American Falls from the Hornblower

Roger, Linda & Art in our Hornblower designer rain gear

Viewing platform of the American Falls

Maid of the Mist American Falls side tour boat

After our tour on the Hornblower, we were very very wet.  They did not recommend taking pictures from the Hornblower of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls because the water would ruin my camera.

We went for a short bus ride to the White Water Walk.  It's a Category 6 white water, below the falls, portion of the Niagara River. No white water rafting is allowed in this area because it is so dangerous.

Sue looking like a drown rat after the Hornblower tour

Some of the beautiful wild flowers along the White Water Walk

Some of the beautiful wild flowers along the White Water Walk

Some of the beautiful wild flowers along the White Water Walk

We then went to the Table Rock Centre where we watched the movie Niagara's Fury.  It was a really good movie about the falls where we were again give designer rain poncho's and again were soaked during the movie with water spray.

Our last portion of our tour took us to Journey Behind the Falls.  We were once again given designer rain poncho's, staying dry while going to see Niagara Falls is not an option, and taken on a short elevator ride down to tunnels under the falls.  Here we literally could view the falls from underneath them.

American Falls from behind the Canadian Falls

Maid of the Mist in front of the Canadian Falls

Part of the Canadian Falls

Hornblower on her way from the American Falls to the Canadian Falls

Canadian Falls

Hornblower up close to the Canadian Falls

The old generation plant on the Canadian side

Art, Linda and Sue in our designer ponchos

Art, Linda, Sue and Roger posing from behind the Canadian Falls

Behind the edge of the Canadian Falls

Great Falls Portal - we were literally behind the Canadian falls

Cartarac Falls Portal

 

Building the tunnels

 Again, wet and wild, we went for a nice walk along the walkway for some more beautiful views of both the Canadian and American Falls and up the Niagara River.

Canadian Horseshoe Falls from Table Rock Centre walkway

Canadian Horseshoe Falls from Table Rock Centre walkway

American Falls from Table Rock Centre walkway

We walked farther up the Niagara River.  Here are some views of the river before it comes to the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.

One of the old power company buildings on the Canadian side

Small falls just before the Horseshoe Falls

Looking up the Niagara River

An old barge that has been caught in the rocks for many many years

The edge of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls

City of Niagara Falls Canada

Down River from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls

We left Art and Linda for Binghamton NY to visit friends Pat Harder, Joe Martinichio and Angal Hyde.  Roger plans to wash and wax the coach and we both plan to rest some while here.