Travelog post for: Vanilla

Hello Mom!  Here is the story of our trip to Niagara Falls!

Some of the humans were cranky getting up early to go on such a long drive, because they had been up so late for the wedding, but we made them wake up anyway. We wanted to go!  

The drive wasn't bad at all, Jenn and most of us dolls napped in the back seat while Mel drove and Cleo chatted with her.  We went all the way back to Hamilton, then turned south along Lake Ontario.  So now I have seen two of the Great Lakes! 

When we got to town, Robert, who was driving the other car, called and told us to meet them at a certain tourist info center.  But we couldn't find it!  We did, while we were lost and looking for directions, find The Whirlpool, so we got to see that and they didn't.


After Mel got directions back to downtown (we'd turned the wrong way off the highway) we found Mel's friends and we walked towards the falls.  The city was so full of attractions!  I can see why a lot of tourists come here on holiday.


But what we wanted to see most was the Falls!  First we could see the American Falls, across the river from us.  The land there is the state of New York, in the USA.  So we could see to another country!


It was raining a bit, and the Falls made a lot of mist and fog too, so we were all a bit cold and damp as we walked.  But it was worth it.  Here is our first view of Canada's Horseshoe Falls, when the clouds and fog gave us a small break.




We kept walking upstream to the very edge of the biggest waterfall!


Here is me right on the edge.  The noise was incredible, Mom!  And the air was very wet, and the Falls made their own wind, too.  I wished I had a jacket!


Group Photo!  Buzz Bluejay and I, then Drew from George etc. and Riin and Eri. 


But we weren't done yet!  Cleo, Jenn, and Mel wanted to go on the boat that sails to the bottom of the Falls, so everyone else went along also.  They got rain jackets to wear, a sure sign it would be wet!  Mel promised she would keep us dry if we wanted.  I told her that I would wait and see.
Here is American Falls from the river, at the boat dock!  Our boat went where that one did. So close!


In the end though the view was too much for me to miss!  As we came up on Horseshoe Falls, I couldn't stand it anymore and asked Mel to take me out of the bag.  You can see the humans all covered up in blue hoods.




It was very wet, but an experience I wouldn't have missed for anything!  You could feel the boat motor fighting against the current at the bottom of the falls, and the roar of the water was so powerful!  It was amazing, Mom!   Mel and her friends, and all of us toys, were yelling to each other how awesome it was!


Mel's camera got a bit wet, and so did my fur, but I promise Mel dried us all off very well on the drive home and we are fine now.  Even if Mel herself did get a case of laryngitis from the trip.
The sun came out on our way home, and we had a little time, so Mel stopped just for a second at a shipwreck along lake Ontario for a wuick photo or two, then it was back to Toronto.


We toys took the time to sleep and dry ourselves out, but the humans went out AGAIN with the bride and groom, before they left on their honeymoon.

On Monday, Cleo and Jenn had to leave very early in the morning, and the others said goodbyes and then went back to sleep.  Mel finally got up and drove us all home, but we didn't stop much. She was so tired!  But she says it was worth it.  Now we are with her at her work, before the next trip on Friday!  She still won't tell us where we are going, just that it will be fun.  I can't wait! 

I will write you again soon, Mom!  Miss you!  I am having fun though, and seeing new things!  Wish you were here!