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Niagara Falls -- Spectacular
We returned last night from our trip to Niagara Falls. What a great
place to visit! We stayed on the Canada side, at the Jellystone Campground. I'd not recomment it. Too close to a major highway, the QEW, with too much noise. And, the 'free shuttle' to the falls doesn't begin operating until Memorial day weekend. We bought an 'Adventure Pass' for $39.95 each. This is definitely worthwhile. It includes the major activities and provides for discounts at some of the other activities. This includes the Maid of the Mist, which is a 'must do' if you visit. Mrs H wanted to ride a helicopter, so we did. It's a little pricey, but what with global warming and all, it may not be around in the future. So we did it while we could. Spectacular views! We didn't see any helicopters other than the ones from the place we rode, on the Canadian side. Don't know if there are still American helicopters going or not, but we saw only the blue ones over the falls. The Canadian side has most of the attractions, and is very beautiful. The American side has a nice parkway, but Niagara Falls, NY, appears to be a rundown suburb of Buffalo. (Sorry, Loogy, but that's just my opinion.) It costs money every time one crosses into Canada. Supposedly, this is to pay for the bridges. I wish the USA would charge also. When I mentioned this posibility to a US Customs agent, he said he'd love to charge anyone with a US passport $1.00, and anyone without the passport $500.00! At one crossing we got in line and quickly noticed that our line was very slow. The other lines were moving at least five times as fast as ours (we would move one car length when the line next to us was moving five cars). When we finally got to the window, the Canadian customs started with the questions. We'd been through this a couple times already, so we expected nothing new. Then the guy started on weapons. We didn't have any and told him so. He then proceeded to lecture us on the problems we would face if we lied to him and were searched. He gave us another chance to 'come clean'. Then he asked if I owned any weapons, and what were they. I told him - shotgun, rifle, couple pistols. Again he offered a chance to come clean - telling us how much trouble we would be in if they found a weapon. This guy was unreal! But, we then understood why our line had taken so long. All the Canadian customs were concerned with the importation of weapons. This guy was paranoid about it.. Anyway, the trip was great. If you've never been, I'd highly recommend this place as a 'must see'. Plan on at least two days to see everything. -- John H For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm |
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