So we drove on to Niagara falls. SO MANY TOLLS! we paid $38 on tolls to get here! O well. Anyways after a long drive, and more annoying road works, we arrived there! When we got there, it was a pretty nice RV park, and the guy told us they were fireworks at the falls if we wanted to go. We decided not to and planned the next few days and our accommodation in New York. We decided that after Niagara we would go Massachusetts and the 6 flags there then onto NYC! We got a really good deal on our hotel, which is really close to times square, and only $50 a night for the 7 nights including taxes - this was amazing and we could believe we did so well!!
The next day we slept in a bit, did some laundry then went off to the falls! First we went to the Silo, which was another place featured on Man Vs Food. We got what Allan had, the haystack! It was a roll, with meat cheese and "hash browns" which was like those french fries crisps you get. It was delicious!
We then went on to Niagara Falls! It was amazing, such an awesome sight. So there's two actual falls, the American falls, which has a little offshoot called the bridal veil falls, which is the falls on the USA side and the Horse-shoe falls, which one side is the USA and the other side Canada! We got the adventure pass, that was cheaper then buyign things individually. First we went on the Maid of the Mist, which took us in a boat really close to the falls. Afterwards we walked to the horseshoe falls. We went to the cave of the winds. IT was fantastic its a walkway (which they put up every spring/summer, then take down for winter) up to the Bridal veil part of the American falls, and at one part, called the "hurricane deck" you are essentially standing right under the falls! and you get buffeted by winds as well! It was awesome, even though we got soaked, and it was a pretty cool day, it's pretty awesome to say you stood underneath the falls. When then watched a movie about the falls which was interesting. LEarnt 2 interesting things, once a 63 year old school teacher put herself and her cat into a barrel and went over the falls, and survived! Also, this families engine failed and they went past the point of no return, which means you are going over the falls, no matter what. The mother was able to swim to the side where she was plucked from the water, but the father and son went over. Somehow the son survived, so lucky, to miss rocks and everything and was only wearing a life jacket, he was then picked up by one of the Maid of the Mist boats. The father died. We wanted to stay until night, coz the falls light up!
There were so many tourists there, and some were really rude, especially some from certain countries. One kid was trying to get this ladies attention who was helping us by saying "miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss" while she was talking to us, and she eventually snapped and said "can you wait until I finish speaking to these people" it was pretty funny, and good on her for saying that, his parents shouldve told him to wait. Damn tourists. We also got some souvenirs!
We also got dinner from Hard Rock which was rather delicious. We then went back to the falls (it was a short stroll). They did look awesome in the lights, but I think they would've looked better from the Canadian side!
We made it back to the RV park and went to sleep.
Today we drove to Westhampton Massacheusetts, so we can go to 6 flags tomorrow. Some really nice views, a lot of trees and forets. And more tolls of course, one road costing us $30 alone. Sigh.
Anyways, tomorrow is 6 flags, then New York City, which I can't for.
Until next time!
