Niagara Falls - Part 2

Up close and personal. Yesterday we visited the falls again with our friends Blair and Cheryl. This time we did the Journey Behind the Falls. The lift took us down 45 metres through the bedrock to tunnels that lead one third of the way behind the massive sheet of water. The noise was unbelievable as the water thunders down, however, all you can see is spray as it flows so fast. Standing on the lower observation deck, watching approx. 2,800 cubic metres of water thundering over the brink every second, travelling 65kph, was awesome!

Trying to keep the camera lens dry was a bit tricky!

We then did the boat tour (Hornblower Niagara Cruise) that took us to the base of the falls. A lift took us down to the waters edge, and on the way down, the lift attendant said to us all “Are you excited yet?” to which Mark replied “No, not really. It’s only an elevator, I've been in one of these before!” I don’t think the lift attendant was used to British humour!

The boat took us past the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls

And into the very heart of Horseshoe Falls, although this is the last photo I took  before we got completely drenched!

The power and mist was spectacular, and this is what it looked like from a distance

There was a storm coming, and luckily we made it to shelter before the heavens opened.

The Falls are lit up a night and don’t look real

 

The day ended with a spectacular fireworks display using Horseshoe Falls as a backdrop

We've now been in this part of Canada for just over a month, waiting for the rest of the country to open. Now that it has, we'll be moving on in a few days and continuing our adventure north to Montreal then west to Ottawa and across.