Niagara falls
Mike and I were settled into our campsite in the Niagara Falls area by 4pm Saturday afternoon. Originally, we had no plans for the night. After looking through the tourist information and websites, we were on our way to Canada by 8pm. The area near the falls was busy! FYI, it costs about $15 to park so if you go, pick a centrally located spot. The falls were AWESOME! Here is a night shot:
And that’s with only 50% of the river going over the falls. The other 50% is diverted and used for hydroelectric power by the USA and Canada. At night, the river flow drops to 25% as more water is utilized by the power plants. They have these signs up on the rails by the falls (just in case you're stupid, I guess)
We stopped for a snack and a few drinks at a restaurant over looking the falls then we moved onto to the Niagara Fallsview Casino. This was a Vegas-style casino, and the best part…no smoking allowed! Unlike Vegas, though, even if you were gambling, you had to pay for alcohol. I lost a little money but we had a good time anyway. By the time we left, it was close to 2am. It seemed like it would be easy to get back to the US but all the entrances we found to the Rainbow bridge were barricaded. We could see a few cars crossing the bridge. We followed the signs that said “bridge to USA” which took us in a giant circle and back to the closed bridge entrance. Forty five minutes later…that was enough. We drove to the other bridge and were the only car when we got there. The US border patrol questioned us more than I thought was necessary (it was definitely easier to get into Canada) and we made our way back to the RV, safe and sound.
And that’s with only 50% of the river going over the falls. The other 50% is diverted and used for hydroelectric power by the USA and Canada. At night, the river flow drops to 25% as more water is utilized by the power plants. They have these signs up on the rails by the falls (just in case you're stupid, I guess)
We stopped for a snack and a few drinks at a restaurant over looking the falls then we moved onto to the Niagara Fallsview Casino. This was a Vegas-style casino, and the best part…no smoking allowed! Unlike Vegas, though, even if you were gambling, you had to pay for alcohol. I lost a little money but we had a good time anyway. By the time we left, it was close to 2am. It seemed like it would be easy to get back to the US but all the entrances we found to the Rainbow bridge were barricaded. We could see a few cars crossing the bridge. We followed the signs that said “bridge to USA” which took us in a giant circle and back to the closed bridge entrance. Forty five minutes later…that was enough. We drove to the other bridge and were the only car when we got there. The US border patrol questioned us more than I thought was necessary (it was definitely easier to get into Canada) and we made our way back to the RV, safe and sound.
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