Bruce and I headed out of Monroe, Michigan by 6:30 am eastern time. The sun was up with a few lingering clouds. We were anxious to get to Detroit where we would cross into Canada. When we arrived at the Ambassador Bridge that crosses to Canada we had to show our passports and were only asked a couple of questions and then we were good to go. There was nothing to it! I was expecting more of a delay with this process.
We were planning on running some 2 lane roads today, but after about 30 minutes we decided to head for the big road and get to Niagara Falls. On our way we stopped for lunch at a Tim Horton's which was really good! MMMMM We sure are eating a lot of good food on this trip! At this stop we met a really nice couple from Rockford, IL that was also traveling on their Goldwing to Maine. We parted ways and said, " Maybe we'll see you again!"
Our idea to make time was a good one until we had to merge onto the Queen Elizabeth Way. This road was bumper to bumper, stop and go for miles. Bruce used the GPS and found a service road that ended up saving us a lot of time.
We arrived at the falls by mid afternoon and enjoyed walking around the tourist area and viewing the falls. You just can't look enough at this marvelous wonder. While looking at the falls, we met another really nice couple, this time from New Jersey. They asked us to take their picture and in the course of conversation, turned out the guys had a lot in common. This couple rides a Golwing Trike aslo! While we were chatting with this couple, the couple we met earlier in the day from Rockford, IL drove by with big smiles and big waves. Our paths did cross again...only sooner that we thought!!
We decided to have dinner on the Canadian side of the falls before crossing back into the USA. We found the perfect spot...Edgewaters Tap & Grill. This was a very nice restaurant located above another restaurant so the whole place had awesome views of the falls. While sitting at our table, we had a perfect view of the Canadian Falls. We also learned that the extra large crowd that was in town was due to today being Canada Day. Now we know why that traffic was so backed up earlier!!
After crossing back into the USA with no trouble at all, we found our hotel, got checked in, then decided to go back and view the falls from the American side since we are only about 2 miles from the falls and it was still early in the evening. The neat thing about this side is that you can see how the river is flowing leading up to the falls, but I agree with those of you that told us that the best view is from the Canadian side. Either way, Niagara Falls is truly a wonder to see!
The high temperatures so far have only been in the high 60's to low 70's with no humidity, overcast a lot of the time, and very breezy. Anyone that knows me very well would know that I was glad to get to the hotel, take a hot shower, and warm up! I even drove most of the way trough Canada because Bruce said I would be warmer on the front of the trike...not as much wind. Only one new state today...New York. Mileage today was 315 miles.
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