Friday
July 18, 2014 – Day 3:
Today, we decided to go on the “Maid of the Mist”
boat ride, which is now re-named because the Canadian boats are brand new and
the old boats are now owned and operated by the U.S. However, the ride to and from the Canadian
Falls is the same and it’s as amazing as ever.
It was Brent’s first time on this boat ride and James’ second time. It was very beautiful. I took several pictures of the U.S. and
Canadian Falls with my digital camera; I hope they all turn out well.
We were all getting pretty tired by this time. We’d visit some attractions on Clifton Hill
and do stuff, then decide to stop and rest for a while at our hotel. Only James did not want to stop even to
rest. That little guy had so much
energy, he made even Brent look sluggish after a while. I definitely could not keep up with him. However, I could tell those two were having
the time of their lives, and since that’s what we were there for, I tried hard not
to complain, but rather, just kept them informed as to what my personal
physical limitations were.
Thankfully, we’d decided to gear down our activities
a little bit today. We did some swimming
in the hotel’s swimming pool, a very nice indoor pool area with natural light
coming in from the roof. There was also
a hot tub next to the pool for those whose muscles needed relaxing. By this time, Brent and I needed the relaxation
part badly; James just played around, as usual.
That swim lasted maybe half an hour or so, then it started to get
crowded because of weekend hotel guests coming in, so we soon left. However, we still had a fair bit of time left
to fill in the evening and it was James who still wanted to do all kinds of
stuff. Brent and I did too, but we
mostly catered to James’ wishes as long as we were still able to do so. Needless to say, we voted to do more bowling
and golf, but we (mostly Brent and James) also visited the Mystery Maze several
times, and we went to Crystal Caves once, which is a mirror-maze.
I’d been told when we went to breakfast this morning
at IHOP (International House of Pancakes) that there would be fireworks at the
Canadian Falls at 10:00 pm tonight, so I suggested that we see the fireworks
again this year, only at ground level.
Last year, we saw these fireworks while riding the Sky Wheel and it was
absolutely awesome! But, viewing them
from the ground was equally awesome. I
was just amazed that we made it down and back up Clifton Hill to see them; navigating
that hill is hard when you’re so tired.
Tomorrow, we’re going home, thank God! While I know that Brent and James have had a
lot of fun and I’ve shared as much in that fun as I can, it’s kind of a relief
to know that it’s all coming to an end.
Usually, I don’t feel that way when coming home from Niagara Falls, but
this year has been very physically challenging.
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