East Syracuse

We headed east from London along Hwy 402 and stopped for breakfast at Woodstock (not the 60's music 'love-fest' venue - the Canadian version). We followed Hwy 402 through Hamilton and after about 2 hours of riding we arrived at Niagara Falls. The reason for taking the Michigan/Ontario route to Niagara Falls (rather than through Cleveland, Erie and Buffalo on the USA side) was that everyone we have spoken to about Niagara Falls state that the Canadian side is the most worthwhile in terms of views. They weren't wrong. A-mazing.

The 3 Niagara Falls waterfalls plunge around 60 metres into a rocky gorge below. The power in the water and the mist it throws up pretty much soaks everything in the vicinity. We rode past the viewing areas on the Harley looking for a place to park and got a bath! We managed to find a parking area (for $10) and made our way over to the viewing areas.

It was at this point that Tracee made the Ontario 6pm TV News. A woman in her 80's (who looks like she is in her 50's) and tours on a motorbike was being interviewed by a local TV reporter and camera crew. This amazing lady started riding motorbikes in her 60's and now still tours everywhere with her two pug dogs in the back carrier. Being an animal lover, Tracee made a bee-line for the dogs and started making a fuss of them and talking to the lady. The TV cameraman came over and started filming while I chatted to the reporter. Unfortunately we were not spending another night in Canada, so missed seeing it.

The town of Niagara Falls is well geared up for the tourist attraction, with many high-rise Hotels that offer great views of the Falls. We spent about an hour 'soaking' up the sights (literally) and then headed across the bridge to USA border control. The customs agent asked to see our registration papers for the bike, asked a few questions, stamped our passports and we were in the USA state of New York.

It was another 2 hours of riding down the interstate (I 90) to our stop for the day at East Syracuse.