We said goodby to the falls, driving all the way up and turning back again. There was a crowd of photographers snapping pictures of the wreck just upstream of the falls.
And here the waters go crashing over.
We popped in to see the whirlpool downriver. Water is such a powerful force!
The butterfly conservatory was part of our pass, so we came in for a visit.
We had butterflies passing us by...this one going was sure big!
There were plenty of colours and varieties. We noticed a butterfly that didn't seem able to hover, but flapped fast enough to make us think a hummingbird.
Jennifer and Evelyn didn't find the butterflies that interesting. After half an hour they were more interested in the walkway and the various people who were also there in the conservatory.
And before we left the area we stopped in a nature area for a walk.
Quite a steep drop off! Down below Philip and the older kids vanished from sight.
Evelyn and Jennifer posed before we turned around. Evelyn was cold!
Trudging back is Evelyn, Jennifer is dashing off in eagerness.
See the stairs we had to climb down to get to the bottom of the escarpment?
When the older ones got back from their tour, Melanie and Matthew took me to where they went. The Niagara River.
If you look at the water you can see how powerful it is -- we are not far downstream from the whirlpool. Swimming is not advised.
The size of the overhang is easier to tell with kids as measuring sticks. There was some neat looking icicles hanging from them underneath.
And the rocks looked like they'd just tumbled down off the cliff and settled in below. There were even ones (not quite so big as this one) with tree roots going over them! Mighty and rugged beauty!
See how cold it is! Most of my pictures from the walk showed my breath! From here we drove through Niagara-on-the-Lake and headed home again.
1 comment:
Looks like a very interesting and educational outing for your family. I love the house on the outside too
Post a Comment