We arrived in Niagara Falls on a Monday and we checked into the Cinderella Motel and RV Park. Catchy name, huh. One of our friends said that it sounded like a w***e house! Haha! Well, the motel does look like one of those motels that has been around since the 1960's and the RV spots are very close together. The sites are gravel on top of clay so there are big ruts in a lot of the sites that the owners don't really try to fix. The sites have full hook-ups and we got a weekly rate of $265.00. That is about $37 a night, which is about $30 a night cheaper than any other RV park in the area.
We met up with other couples so we have 18 people total travelling in our caravan right now.
Tuesday morning we went downtown and got our first glimpse of the falls. Wow! That's all I can say. I've seen lots of pictures through my life, but nothing comes close to seeing the falls in real life. Amazing. Such force and such beauty. The weather Tuesday was perfect for a ride on Maid of the Mist. This boat takes you right up to Bridal Veil Falls (the falls on the American side) and also Horseshoe Falls (the falls on the Canadian side). They were recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness month so the rain ponchos they were passing out were pink. We put those on, tied the hood around our neck to keep it on, and walked on the boat. I had read to stand in the middle part of the boat if you wanted to stay semi-dry. So, that's where we stood. We stayed semi-dry. There is such force from the falls that water and mist are everywhere. It was hard to get good pictures because of the people but also because my camera and lens were staying constantly wet.
When we got off the boat, we got on the trolley and went over to the Cave of the Winds. Cave of the Winds is not a cave. There use to be a ledge that stuck out about 100 feet in front of the falls. The ledge fell off and now there are wooden steps and platforms that take you from the bottom of the falls up to a point where you are about 5 feet from the front of the falls. The wind and the water are crazy. You get these lovely yellow rain panchos to wear here. The only problem was that the hood had nothing to tie to keep it on your head and the wind is much worse here, so it is NOT going to stay on your head. They also provide sandals to wear. Wait, what? Sandals? Yes, sandals. You don't have to wear them, but they strongly suggest that you do. They tell you that your shoes will get wet. Mr. W decided to wear his hiking boots and not wear the sandals. His shoes were a little damp when we first walked away, but not wet and his feet were not cold from wearing the sandals in that cold weather in that cold water.
When we finished Cave of the Winds, we had lunch in the park, caught the trolley back to the Visitor's Center, and called it a day. Pretty awesome day.
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