Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Niagara Falls

Hi all.  We visited one of the most awesome wonders of the world.  This is Liesl and Bailey in front of the Canadian Horse Shoe falls of Niagara Falls.  True to form, Bailey was as interested in the people as the spectacle. 
They let you get up close with the falls.  Bailey did like looking over the edge...
They teach you about the creation of the falls in a 4-D movie called Niagara's Fury.  Bailey found a friend who happened to be the movie's narrator. 
By the look on her face, it could have been her favorite part of the trip.
She stayed like this for several minutes.  In a couple years, she may ask to talk about our trip to see the giant beaver.
We took Bailey on the Maid of the Mist.   Here we are riding past the American falls.  We're in the blue ponchos on the deck.
 Bailey was the youngest sailor aboard, but looked bravely into the face of danger.
After several minutes of churning at the base of the falls, we were all ready to go back to base.  The view was breathtaking.
On land, we journeyed behind the falls.  This was our favorite spot for viewing Niagara Falls.

When we dried off we went butterfly hunting... Bailey has a keen eye for the flying insects, and even developed her detective abilities for those that had landed.  Found you!
She did such great work that the Canadians rewarded her with their 2nd highest honor,
....to be a mounties trusted moose.  What a privilege.
After a hard days work with her two favorite sidekicks the stresses of the day started to show in her eyes.  Knowing her job was done she could rest well.