Niagara Falls

This afternoon we drove from Buffalo to Niagara Falls, where we are staying for one night on the US side of the river.

This is the Rainbow Bridge, just downstream of the Falls, where you can cross into Canada.

We looked down from the observation platform to the boats doing the 'Maid of the Mist' tour.  There was plenty of mist coming off the Falls in the wind today and those who had done the tour were pretty wet despite their waterproof ponchos!

The boat looks very tiny in the river!  We are taking this tour tomorrow so if the waterproof camera works we may have some interesting photos.

This evening we walked to a few different viewpoints and saw some of the quieter parts of the river above the American Falls.  

As the light faded the views changed and finally the Falls were illuminated by coloured floodlights.

Tomorrow we will visit and photograph the larger Horseshoe Falls - although the views of these are said to be better from the Canadian side of Niagara.

We may also make a second attempt at a 'selfie'.  Today was a little blowy...