July 2 Niagara Falls

Picked up Tina & Dean from 70 Mill St. at 9:00AM. The kids had gone the day before to stay with Dean's cousin. They weren't waiting for us on the street. Rita went in to see what was going on, as she was getting to their door they were coming out. Left for Niagara Falls at 9:10AM.

Arrived around 10:30. The parking lot address I had programed the GPS with, took us to a house somewhere on the outskirts of Niagara Falls. Reprogramed the GPS and ended up at the corner of Queen St. and Ontario Ave. Parked the car and went to look for a place to have breakfast. Found a restaurant right out of the 50's.  Hi-Light cafe on Queen St.

Dean was talking to his cousin and we agreed to meet at the Hornblower cruise terminal. Rita had lost her hat in Casa Loma yesterday, so she bought a new one with Canada written on it. She liked the hat, didn't like the Canada part. I guess she isn't fully integrated yet.

Met up with Dean's cousins' family, his Aunt and Uncle, his cousins' kids and of course Josh & Hanna. Dean's cousin wanted to walk to the Horseshoe falls before we took the cruise. So we walked to the falls.

It was very hot and muggy. Dean discovered that you couldn't get a group of 13 in the walk behind the falls until after 6:00 PM. We told him that we weren't interested  in walking back to the cruise and then walking back there again. Decided that we would take the cruise and then separate, so they could walk behind the falls. They would go back with Dean's cousins and come back, by train with the kids. Tina was worried about the kids being on their own anyways.

Took the cruise. We were given Red plastic ponchos to wear. One of the people in the group had a problem putting it on. Can you guess who? Anyways, we got separated while I was helping that person, with her poncho. Do you need more hints?

 Spectacular.

We met up again after we got off the boat, said our goodbyes, and started walking back to the car, while they went back to the falls. It wasn't as bad walking there, it was downhill. Walking back was different. We were complementing each other on the shape we were in. (Just went on Google Earth and measured the distance. It was only 8Km. there and back. Seemed like 80. But we each accepted the others compliments and felt good about ourselves.)

The GPS was acting up on the way back. On our way to Niagara Falls we had taken the freeway, all the way. Now the GPS was taking us off the freeway and taking us through town. Stopped in front of a Tim Horton's to see what was wrong. Tried this and that. Then I remembered that the GPS detects traffic jams and detours you around them.  After a distance we were back on the freeway, and on our way again.

It was 8:30PM when we arrived. Stopped at the beer store a block from our building, bought 6 Guinness Drafts. Would have preferred wine, but here in Ontario they don't sell beer and wine in the same store.

Had dinner, watched the news, drank the beers, and went to bed.