Niagara Falls

Yeah, my phone will work today.

 Niagara-on-the-Lake

 Niagara River Parkway is a delightful drive along the river. There are some huge, expensive homes along this road.   Niagara-on-the-lake is a beautiful town, with flowers everywhere.

 Ironically housed in an ice cream cone shaped building, this unique shop actually sells more than 70 flavors.

It took me over an hour and a half in line to cross the Rainbow Bridge back into New York.  All the lanes were open, so I'm not sure what the situation was, and after I crossed it was so crowded that I couldn't even get near the falls on the US side. All the parking lots were full and there was so much construction and detours just in this little area that maneuvering was very difficult.

By this time I had a full-blown cough going in addition to the sore throat and anvil, so I just went home.

I'm finding it more and more unpleasant to enjoy myself in crowds, maybe because I didn't feel well or maybe I'm just becoming a cranky old lady, or maybe because I spend so much of my time in the quiet, but the day was disappointing.  The falls were lovely and I was glad to see them, but the thought of joining in the crowd to get wet just didn't appeal anymore. 

Also, there are about 6 forts in this area where Canada and the US were defending against each other, and they were all on my list to visit, but when I got to the first fort I felt like "been then, done that."  Maybe I need a break, and probably shouldn't have planned a three-year trek, but the forts, lighthouses, heritage villages, etc. are all nice, but I'm losing interest.  Museums are nice because they are all different.  I need to develop a new interest for the road ... maybe I'll take up golf?