The guy who was in charge of the parking lot was so nice to us. He was black and he talked like it too. He called mom "honey" and helped us back into the right spot with lots of encouragement the whole way. Later when we came back he recommended a cool restaurant that we ended up having lunch at. The food there was really good and the lady who helped us was very friendly and recommended some good dishes to us. She also gave us free drinks. Everyone was so friendly and kind to us, which made the whole day fun.
During lunch we called my awesomely wonderful brother Dylan and sang happy birthday and talked to him for a bit. That was so happy. :)
The waterfalls were amazing. Turns out we came on a super clear sunny day. The trolly driver said that usually you wouldn't be able to see nearly as far as we could today. We took the "Maid of the Mist" tour, which is a boat tour that takes you right past the front of the waterfall. We had to wear these plastic blue rain poncho things because the mist from the waterfall was more like pouring rain. It felt really good to feel the freezing cold water on my face. The waterfalls were so huge and very pretty.
After the boat tour we watched a short film about the history of the waterfall and it included some stories about people who have gone over the falls (on purpose and by accident) and survived.
It was a very fun day and everything was beautiful. We really enjoyed it.
On our way out of town we had to pay a road toll. The lanes were a little bit narrow. When mom pulled up to pay, the mirror was too close and hit the door jam which made a loud bang. The black cashier lady was pretty startled and jumped back and screamed but just made a joke about it. She said, "I'm gonna call you slap-rock from now on. Now don't you go on whacking anything else!" It was pretty funny with her voice and face and scolding finger.
We left Niagara Falls around 2pm and it's about seven hours from there to Philadelphia, our next stop.
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