We Falls Into Vacation

Niagara Falls! 

We're a little different than many of our southern Georgia friends and family.  When it comes to summer vacation, we like to head NORTH!  No South Florida, no Carribean, no Cancun, none of that for the Strait Clan!  We head north and try to go someplace cooler than the sweltering misery that is South Georgia summer (which generally lasts from March through November).  Just a week of sweet relief - that's all we're asking for.

This summer was O Canada! - specifically the province of Ontario.

We were able to take a new flight that was a direct connection between Savannah and Niagra Falls, NY.  Flight time was less than two hours.  If you wanted snacks or drinks, you had to pay for them, but somehow we managed to hold out for two hours.

We only stayed in New York long enough to rent a car (a Nissan Vicea Versa, something like that - I'm not good at car makes), and headed for the border. 

This is the view from our motel room in Niagara Falls, Ontario.  You could get to the Falls, but first, you had to go through a labyrinth of tourist traps, perhaps the most I'd ever seen.   Go-karts, a Ferris wheel, mini-golf, Ripley's, a wax museum, the House of Frankenstein, multiple arcades, restaurants, souvenir shops, and on and on.

One of the more bizarre sights, as you approach the Falls, is this magnificent view of King Kong with a stick up his butt.

Finally!  You begin to set the commercialism aside and start to view the Falls!

Alison prepares for her trip on the Hornblower by donning their attractive pink plastic raincoat.  Aww, do I really have to wear this thing?

Yes. Yes, you do.

SWEET JESUS!  Benjamin loves ice cream!

Next stop - Toronto!