Day 3

left our "luxurious accomadations" at 8:38. Breakfast left something to be desired. Hotel reminded us of the Riviera in Crawfordsville. Stopped at a Gulf gas station. hadn't seen one in years. My car has never had Gulf gas before.

Went over to the Canadian side of the Niagara River. Totally different views. Walked up and down the walk. Met a ouple and their son who asked us to take their picture. Turned out they were from Chicago and used to live a block from where we went to Kirk Benson's wedding a week ago. talked to them for about 20 minutes.

These views of all three falls are different from the view on the American side--everyone needs to see both. Friar Hennepin described the Falls as "prodigious cascades".

Then drove to Niagara on the Lake. Had kunch in a little restaurant there--parking is tough. Drove up to the very north end (where the Niagara River empties into Lake Ontario) and could see Toronto across Lake Ontario. also could see across to the US side and Fort Niagara--about 3/4 mile.

Drove back and took about an hour to cross the Livingston Bridge--Customs was the hold up. Watached a pick up in front of us get stopped and the three guys taken inside--they did look scruffy and disreputable. Called Jenna while we were waiting--they are shopping for a water softener.

We didn't have any trouble in either direction once we got up to the inspection point.

Went to Fort Niagara on the north end of the US side of the Niagara River. Really neat. The point controlled access to the river and the interior. It changed hands several times--French, British, and the US.