We moved to Grand Island, NY just outside of Niagara Falls. We opted for the KOA and it is really nice…we got a good spot. We are in the back where it is nice and quiet. There are a group of RV’s in the front section of the park that are traveling together in a tour group. We had never seen that before.
I absolutely hate to own up to this, but as I was pulling out of a gas station, I turned too early and scraped along one of the poles protecting the gas pump! I am so mad at myself!! It didn’t do much damage and Ed was able to buff out the glaring yellow that really called attention to my goof-up. I guess I should be glad that I’ve been driving this huge setup full-time for going on 3 years and this is the first time I have hit anything with it.
May 17-We went to the falls on the American side. The city of Niagara Falls is surprisingly rundown and mostly abandoned. We read on several sources that it is not advised to be in the city area after sundown. Not encouraging. The park where the falls is located is nice. I was pretty underwhelmed with the entire experience. I know that is probably not a popular opinion, but something just felt ‘off’. The American side is at least a nice park with walking trails that are well kept. I can’t really put into words why it seemed ‘off’.
May 20- We decided to try the Canadian side of the falls. We didn’t spend very long there as we didn’t really enjoy the ‘Vegas’ cheezy touristy vibe of that side. We went under and behind the falls, which for my claustrophobic self was challenging, but also interesting. We unfortunately were there on Victoria Day, which we weren’t aware of…and boy were there a TON of people everywhere. We tried to get lunch, but when we saw the prices we just decided to bail and maybe come back. We did figure out by riding the bus to the flower clock, that there were areas a bit away from the falls that were more to our liking, so decided that maybe we will return another time to explore further.
May 21- Ed really wanted to do the boat tour Maid of the Mist that goes up to the falls, so we went back to the American side of the falls. We explored the gorge at the old power plant, saw some fun graffiti, did the Cave of the Winds Walk to the base of the falls and then road the Made of the Mist boat tour. It was fun and it did make for an enjoyable day, even if we did end up getting soaked! LOL
One interesting experience we had was the restrooms in the visitor center at the falls. Ed went in one way (left) and I went in the other way (right)…as we rounded the corner, we were face to face! We both were a bit surprised! We have never experienced a restroom for both sexes that was a multistall restroom! We have seen plenty of them that are individual restrooms with just a single toilet and sink with a locking door, but never one like this! We both had a good laugh at our shock and then realized this was a first for us, so I decided I had to document our first experience using a shared public restroom. LOL
We will be heading off to Ft Drum next…
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