Had a great day off. Will elaborate later - it's time for bed!
OK, here's more details. First, last evening we went out and saw the American Falls lit up with colored lights and then we saw a fireworks display that was shot off from the Canadian side of the river. We were up until 10:30 pm!!!
Would have slept in this morning, but no one checked the room's alarm clock and it went off at 6:30 am! (heavy sigh - I am just not meant to sleep in on this trip....). We (roommates Cindy, Colleen and I) had a fun day though. Went on the Cave of the Winds tour - you get a pair of sandals and a yellow rain jacket, go down an elevator and come out at the base of the American Falls. Then you walk along a wooden pathway up next to the cascading water. It's pretty fun - at one point the force of the water coming over the falls creates winds and "rain" - we got soaked!
Next, we took the trip on the "Maid of the Mist" boat that goes to the base of the Horseshoe Falls (the Canadian Falls). We got a blue rain jacket for this adventure and we got soaked again! More fun! It was a very hot, sunny, humid day so the showers from the falls felt great.
Then Colleen and I walked back over the Rainbow Bridge to Canada (I had $14 in Canadian money I had to spend) to do a little shopping. Spent most of the Canadian cash on fudge and a few souvenirs. Back to the states and took a nap, cleaned my bike, had a nice Italian dinner and lights out. A great day off!
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Hi Jean
enjoy the rest day, which I"m sure you deserved.
If I remember your schedule, you should be rolling into the end sometime in a week or so --- at that time, I'll be out in Oregon where it all began.
Can't tell you how impressed I am with you. I rode my bike for two miles today and was exhausted --- I hardly made it up and over the speed bump.
cheers,
cousin Jo
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