Tagged the highest waterfalls in the world, Niagara Falls is situated on the western bank of the Niagara River. In the summer of 2019,
I embarked on a one-day return trip to Niagara Falls by train.
Being pressed for time I only captured a few interesting sites on my camera-the narrow bridge between Canada and USA,
the free zone area and the pedestrian entrance to the USA.
It was quite entertaining.
I was back home by 10 p.m. but I was not very satisfied with the experience.
Therefore on 4th July 2022,
I made a return trip to Niagara Falls.
This time around I was in the company of a team made up of my wife, myself, our children, in-laws
and our grandchildren.
We took off from Kitchener, Ontario, in a convoy of three cars and despite the traffic jam we experienced about fifty minutes into the trip we arrived at Comfort Inn in Niagra falls in less than two hours.
After resting, taking super and
catching some fun by the swimming pool side we hit our beds at about
11:30 p.m.
Being a walking distance from our hotel, we all trekked to Niagara Falls Parks after breakfast the following morning. The children were particularly excited as we snapped pictures and recorded some interesting structures on our way to the site.
By elevators, visitors can either go to a lower wetter area behind the walls where there is an observation deck or go for the boat rides or do both.
After buying our tickets, we headed to where we were to board a boat for the Canada city cruise. The boarding station is about a one-kilometer distance from the ticketing office.
A section of the road included a long row of cascading steps and a rough stretch of path that led to the
boarding station where our pictures were taken for record purposes.
Each person was given a pink nylon raincoat and we filed into the large boat as directed by the guides on duty.
As soon as the two decks of the boat were filled, it set out.
The features we earlier saw faintly before coming on board became nearer and clearer.
Initially, the cruising was smooth until we got to a point where a windy storm blew large quantities of water into the boat, and many people descended to the calmer lower deck. Thereafter, the flags of Canada and USA hoisted on the narrow bridge were seen as we cruised past them.
Some Americans on the other side of the Falls waved to us with excitement.
A description of some strategic and interesting areas was given at regular intervals throughout the trip.
As we returned to base and got out of the boat we dropped our wet raincoats in waste bins.
With contentment and satisfaction, we chatted back to our hotels regarding the day’s beautiful experience.
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