Got up in Syracus, NY and it was pouring down rain! we looked at Intellicast and decided, what the hell, we are gonna just get wet. Rode over to Niagra Falls, New York. We got soaked a few times and dried out only to get soaked again. Not really soaked - we never put rain gear on, but our anything that had wind contact with rain coming up around the tank and our knees sure stayed wet.
Arrived in Niagra Falls and are pulling up to the park and there is a Valkyrie coming in from our right. We wave, they wave and pull in behind us. The lady taking the money for parking said that it would all be one price (for one place) if we could park all 3 bikes in a slot. I yelled back to the back bike that it was free parking and for them to follow us. When we parked and pealed off the bikes, MAN, IT WAS BIG IV AND HIS WIFE, NICOLA (from North Carolina and now Penn). As soon as we parked, he asked, "So, is this the History Tour?" Small world!!!!!

We parked the bikes and went over and checked out these COOL Waterfalls!!!! Our second way point!



History Lesson: The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.
Niagara Falls is composed of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, the majority of which lies on the Canadian side of the border, and American Falls on the American side. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the main falls by Luna Island.
Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly-formed Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment en route to the Atlantic Ocean. While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost 4 million cubic feet (110,000 m³) on average. It is the most powerful waterfall in North America.
The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 1800s.

Awesome sights. Then some tourists spent about 15 minutes taking pictures of themselves on our Valks and with Hard6.
We tried to cross over into Canada but I got pulled over and spent about 30 minutes getting my bike searched and with imagrations answering questions. Croseed over and found our hotel - had a few cocktails and went and checked out the lights on the falls at night - couldn't get a good shot. We think we are going to blow off Gettysburg and spend one more night here - suppose to be fire works over the falls tomorrow and should be able to link up with Pibit and Pam tomorrow if time allows.....This is way cool!!!
By the way, we are staying in Ontario tonight - we are in Canada!!!!! Jp has come home!!!!!


We are gonna do tourist stuff tomorrow!!!!
Quick stop at the casino this evening (shuttle bus from the hotel for free) for dinner and won 52 canadian $ at the one arm bandit as I was walking out! Hey, may be able to get Red a tee shirt or something now - "My Husband goes on a 5000 mile motorcycle trip for almost three weeks and all I got was this lousy tee shirt!"

