Niagara Falls Visit With Friends

Theresa and I have friends { relatives} from New Brunswick for a week. One place that they talked about was the falls . On a perfect day we drove the 100 kms to Niagara Falls City and enjoyed the sights along the way. The perfect vineyards with their trimmed foliage made a great impression on the folks from out of town. There was just a hint of fall as some of the trees were turning colour but the vivid blue and green of the Niagara River was a perfect backdrop  to one of the wonders of the world.

Living so close to this magnificent wonder and visiting there rarely surprises me as I get the greatest satisfaction at watching that water tumble down to the gorge below. The thousands of people ho were there this day were treated to a perfect day and even the wet spray rearranging perfect hair doos could not curb the joy of just being there and listening to the power of the water. The folks we was entertaining were elderly in most cases but this venue perked up their gait and gave them a new vitality.

Walking along the mile or so of viewing area you had to be impressed with the international flavour of the people who were there. I am sure most countries of the world were represented. It is interesting that this wonder is shared by Canada and the USA. Looking across the gorge is New York State and they have crowds just as large and excited as w have here in Canada. The Horseshoe Fall in Canada is most spectacular but the American falls is beautiful in its own right. While there everyone can see both falls at the same time.

Our guests loved the visit and I am sure it will be the highlight of their visit.The visit was completed by a drive along the Niagara Gorge and passing through one of Canada's most beautiful communities, Niagara On The Lake. The comments by our travelling group was summed up in one word, awesome.