Round Lake Erie

No time for brekky this morning - we had a boat to catch!!

We caught the Maid of the Mist to the base of Niagra Falls. The American Falls aren't that spectacular, but the Horseshoe Falls (in Canada) are magnificent! The boat took us right to the base of the falls - I wasn't wearing that stoopid rain mac they give you & so got soaked. To give me time to dry off, we had a bit of a wander & then got back on the road.....

Our route stuck to the edge of Lake Erie till we hit Cleveland. Our final destination was this quirky out-of-the-way Youth Hostel. It is an old converted wooden farm house in the middle of a national park. It was like going back in time! The only downside was that we had to share our food with the millions of flies that lived there!

Mileage = 288.7 miles

Sounds painful!?

Bleary eyed, I entered the breakfast room. One thing on my mind - a toasted bagel. Out of the corner of my eye I spied two friends from Kendal (Johny and Leila). How bizarre!? It was really nice to see some familiar faces and exchange our stories.

9:22am - the road trip starts!

We start by heading west on the I-90. The first pitstop was the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden - Will burnt his ass - I'll let him explain! We then took a slight detour to drive through a little town called "Lee". It has the tallest wooden spire in America!

Will then took the wheel... We had lunch at Roy Roger's - Will's fries came in a cardboard gun holster!!

We arrived in Niagara Falls, dumped our bags and went to catch a free bus to the Falls. We missed it and decided to walk. It was the wrong decision - it took us hours!

I was less than impressed when we first arrived, so we went for some food at a local quirky diner. After which there was a firework display over the Falls - they looked more impressive when they were lit up.

Finally we made sure we caught the free bus home!

Mileage = 487.3 miles