Surf's up
Just another ship on the horizon
After breakfast, we headed for Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls. Since neither car would hold more than five people, Heather and Jasper came with me in the Equinox while Sandy and Fiona went with Tom in the Hyundai. We followed back roads across the peninsula for about twenty miles.
Waiting for the other car to get parked
Bird Kingdom
Old Museum
Animal Encounters
Main Aviary
The Main Aviary felt like something out of an Indiana Jones movie. Bird species flew around as we walked through the simulated jungle.
Lorikeet Feeding
Koi pond
On the way out, we stopped at the gift shop where Sandy and I bought T-shirts.
View of the Rainbow Bridge to the USA
It was lunch time so we drove over to the Skylon Tower for the buffet lunch. A trip to the Observation Deck was included in the buffet price so it wasn't too unreasonable. The buffet had a lot of choices and the rare roast beef was especially good. The buffet doesn't rotate like the dining room does but our table overlooked the Horseshoe Falls.
Our family and Georgia from Dallas Texas
When we finished at the Skylon, Tom decided to take Jasper on what used to be the Canadian Maid of the Mist boat ride to the base of the falls. Hornblower Boat Tours won the exclusive contract to provide Canadian rides below the falls in 2014, while the Maid of the Mist continued to operate on the US side.
Jasper's boat ride
The rest of us returned to Sherkston Shores and the cottage, arriving about 3:15. The ladies took naps while I read. Tom and Jasper arrived a while later. Rain started again as predicted so Tom took Jasper to the arcade at the Funplex. Their report was that the games were awesome. Fiona played here at the cottage while the rest of us read.
It was another early night to bed after a busy day.
Today's Route (41 Equinox miles):
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