After tasting some amazing Vermont cheddar and the best apple cider we had ever had we crossed Lake Champlain on a ferry and drove onto Plattsburg, NY, where my good friend Lindsey lives. We had such a great time visiting with Lindsey’s growing family. Last time I saw her family her little Irelyn was only a few months old. Now Lindsey was about ready to have another little angel join their family. I wish we would have had a few more days to just hang out together like we used to, but the trip was scheduled and we had to press on more quickly than I would have liked. Love you Linds, thanks for a great short visit!

 

Niagara Falls:

After leaving Plattsburgh we drove to Niagara Falls and Canada. As I briefly mentioned in my first vacation post it rained almost the entirety of our trip. We had a few rain free days and we were very grateful for those but the vast majority of days were spent under umbrellas. In fact we spent several days looking for rain jackets that fit and didn’t cost $100. (And yes I did check the weather forecast! Only I checked it like 3 days prior to leaving and evidently everything changed in those 3 days!)

So when we arrived at Niagara Falls it was sadly no surprise that it was raining. We put on our rain jackets and tried to see as much of the famous waterfalls as possible. We were blessed with about an hour of no rain which made it more enjoyable although it was so misty we really weren’t able to see much of the falls. That was disappointing, but we made the most of it.

The coolest part of seeing the falls was paying a little extra money to ride the elevator down the mountain and walk right up to the American Falls. It was AMAZING!! My funnest memory on the trip. My mom stayed up top with the kids while my dad and Ben and I went down. We actually got to stand in the stream of the water. It was crazy and we were soaked! My dad has the pictures of us actually in the waterfall getting drenched. (He was the only one brave enough to take out his phone and take pictures at that point.) He even got a video of it but who knows when I will get that. Just take my word it was awesome! If you ever go to Niagara Falls don’t leave until you do this.

After touring the American side we drove over to Canada. The Canada side is much different than the American side. The American side is a National park but Canada was more Vegas style. Well not exactly Vegas but it was crowded and full of tourist rides and waterparks etc.

Other memories:

I prayed for at least a small window of no rain during the day so we could enjoy ourselves more. God answered my prayer and we got an hour! It was a tender mercy to me.

After we got that hour it started raining slowly and then more and more steady. By the time we were headed back to the RV on the Canada side we were stuck in a torrential downpour. We got mixed up about where the RV was parked and boy was that an adventure! The kids were troopers as we tried finding our way in the huge storm.