Wednesday, May 20, 2009

20 May 2009 From Huron OH to Niagara Falls NY

Today we first set out for a walk along the boardwalk for some exercise, because the drive to Niagara Falls was only 3 hours. One of the reasons for the walk was to do some Snake hunting. The day before whilst trying to fish Michi and myself must have seen more snakes than I have seen in my entire life in the wild in SA. We identified them as the endangered Lake Erie water snake and the Spotted garter snake. After our walk we made our way trough Cleveland and Buffalo until reaching Niagara Falls in New York. During this we stopped for lunch in a third State Pennsylvania. Niagara was amazing ,but due to the fact that Amelia did not have a Visa for Canada, we could not cross the border into Canada to see the commercial side of Niagara Falls. We only saw the American view. Not that this is any less impressive, but there is a definite buzz on the other side.

A  snake sunning in the brush. We nearly stepped on one here. There were about 6 snakes here before I approached them. The water snake swimming

Take a look at these two pictures. This is how UFO's are spotted. These two pics were taken seconds apart, trying to see the expanse of Lake Erie. But there it was my UFO. Classic not staged, just above the boat and as usual out of focus. Zoom in and you will see it in the previous pic. I will now have to contact Roswell!!

At the Lighthouse The spotted Garter snake that lay across the path that Sven nearly stepped on. The Cleveland skyline The home of the Cleveland Indians Entering Pennsylvania This is wine country P5200067 Entering another Indian reservation, similar to our own homelands. Indian protest sign Indian suburb Entering Buffalo There is a lot of nice architechture here P5200092 A monument in the middle of a square of Buffalo  The on to Niagara FallsThe bridge over to Canada The Canadian side Kids having fun in their front yard Entering Niagara Entering the Niagara Falls State Park P5200121 P5200124 Casini, Hard Rock Cafe and  Planet Hollywood all on Canadian side. The Maid of the Mist P5200134 P5200139 P5200147 P5200155 Above the Falls Directions for info P5200174 P5200177 P5200179 P5200183 P5200181 P5200188 P5200192 P5200197 P5200209 P5200210 a black tulip! The pedestrian bordr crossing to Canada. The Falls by night P5200232 P5200231 The Ferris wheel on the Canadian side

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