June 24, 2008

June 24, 2008

After leaving the Ford Museum last night we drove into downtown Detroit to cross the bridge into Ontario, Canada. We missed the bridge exit and had to take the tunnel instead, but not before getting stuck in bumper to bumper traffic heading to watch fireworks on the river. We spent last night in a resort park just east of Windsor, Ontario.

We spent most of today traveling across southern Ontario towards Niagara Falls. At Niagara Falls we got a site at an RV park on the Canadian side and took the shuttle to the falls. Many years ago, I had seen Niagara from the American side but the Canadian view is much better. The Niagara River makes a 90 degree turn at the falls, with the Canadian shoreline facing the falls. From the US you only can glance at the side. In addition the rivers splits in two here forming two sets of waterfalls, the American and Horseshoe Falls. From the US you can’t even tell there are two. Horseshoe Falls is the more dramatic but it is obscured in the huge cloud of mist churned up by the drop. Niagara is an impressive set of waterfalls but you can’t stare at them forever. We pass on the Maid of the Mist boat ride and the staircase along the side of the falls. Both require you to get totally drenched. Instead we shuttle back to the RV for dinner.