Today was another long car day and tomorrow will be as well. Leaving early again, we drove from Verona, NY, to Naigara Falls State Park. At the Falls we took the Maid of the Mist boat tour through the waters and, well, the mist. We were grateful for the blue "souvenir ponchos," no matter how remarkably unfashionable, because we were soon soaked with splashes from the massive waterfalls. We have seen a lot of neat man-made stuff on this trip, but the most impressive remains the natural, God-made stuff.
The Falls were huge and wrapped all the way from the US to Canada (across one river)! We saw them from the water, from stairs along the side of the cliff--right in the face of the Falls-- and from an observation deck. We didn't have our passports, so we saw it all from the US side. They were impressive to say the least and with the heat, the mists were quite refreshing. Interesting to note: This morning the television announced record highs in temperature for upstate New York. And we thought we were coming into milder weather this time of year. Such is life, and we Alabamians were able to take the heat. The blue ponchos, however, worked as heat insulators or some type of Reynold's Wrap. We all got pretty steamy and abandoned them to the recycling bins by the time our sightseeing was over. We also tried to get Daddy to barrel over the falls, but no barrels were to be found.
From Niagara Falls we had a nice six- to seven-hour drive on to our next destination, Michigan. Lots of time for quality conversation (i.e. naps and reading.) We passed through Pennsylvania and Ohio (Cleveland & Toledo) before landing at Ypsilanti, MI, for the evening. Before checking into our hotel, we went to Ann Arbor to see the "Big House" at the University of Michigan. 
Tomorrow marks the final day of the trip as we wake up in the morning to head SOUTH. Last hotel stay for a while... we're looking forward to our own beds!
Just knew there'd be a water fall hat picture! ;)
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