White Water, Niagara River

Back to Canada today to check out the attractions on the other side of the falls. We went to the White Water Walk, where you take an elevator down the side of the gorge, then walk through a tunnel which comes out next to the lower Niagara river, meaning below the falls. They have a boardwalk you can take and walk next to the raging, rapid-ridden river. It was very cool. I was mesmerized by the changing wave trains and the areas that resembled boiling water. Those daredevils who went down the river were CRAZY! Next, we went to the Whirlpool and looked at it from the top of the gorge. I thought it would look like a toilet bowl flushing but it looked more like a lot of eddies. One guide said that if you got sucked down, you could be down there for 3 seconds or 3 months. At 4pm, we went out on the Whirlpool Jet, but in the dry boat.

This company gives rides up and then back down the class 5 rapids and a quick ride up to the outskirts of the whirlpool area. So we got to see the whirlpool from above and from eye level. Here is a photo of the wet boat tour (keep in mind that it's 70 degrees, cloudy, and windy outside...BRRR).

This last photo is of the upper Niagara river, right before it goes over the falls. It looks pretty scary in and of itself.