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Although not directly related to Niagara Falls, an official vist by the Emperor does require a mention. Even more so because I was directly involved in the visit as the driver for the Japanese media that arrived on the Emperor’s 747 in Toronto.
Last Tuesday had the pleasure of showing the sights of Niagara to two lovely ladies from Colorado (Golden) and Nevada (Reno) who wanted to see all of Niagara.
It was a beautiful day and as they visited Table Rock and the brink of the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls, then worked their our way over to the Maid dock. The famous Maid-of-the-Mist main dock is opposite the American Falls. It picks up on the American side at the base of the observation deck in Niagara Falls, NY.
All that brown stuff in the water around the boat is ground up sand and silt from the bottom of the river. It is forced to the surface because the falls adds tiny air bubbles to the sand at the bottom of the river (below the falls) and it rises to the top. As soon as the air bubbles disappear, it sinks but because the falls are continually pounding the river bed, the silt never stops rising to the surface.
After lunch, we headed for the Whirlpool and the Spanish or Whirlpool Aero Car ride over the whirlpool. Such a great day to be touring Niagara too.
We were lucky because one of the Whirlpool Jet boats arrived as we were enjoying the picture perfect scene. It’s a ride on the water from Niagara-On-The-Lake to the Whirlpool (more info here). It spins around and takes advantage of the churning waters.
Then it was on to Niagara-on-the-Lake with some stops along the way including slipping into Reif Winery for some Icewine. Whew, what a day.
More again on Thursday
Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown New York will host a re-enactment of the French and Indian war battle at the historic site 250 years ago. A large scale re-enactment of the siege involving more than 2,300 participants from across the United States and Canada is set for July 3 to 5.
Should be interesting and a lot of fun for the entire family.
Well fisherman may be a stretch, but take a look at this video from YouTube. This guy had to be rescued from the edge of the Horseshoe/Canadian Falls.
So, could you stand there? And what’s with the helicopter? Of course the downdraft from the chopper blades is going to push the guy down. Ahh well, all is well that ends well.
Wandering around a place like Niagara-on-the-Lake is certainly interesting. Last Saturday was a wonderful spring day, and I always have my camera with me.
(Click on picture to enlarge)
Parked on a street in Niagara-on-the-Lake was this interesting, some would say revolutionary, three-wheel motorcycle. It is called a Spyder. Three wheeled motorcycles are not unusual these days, but they usually have two wheels at the rear and one at the front.
The Spyder has two at the front and one at the rear. Like I said, unusual but unusual is kind of the norm when you visit Niagara-on-the-Lake.
