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Tubing was so much fun! I love it...

I did it well, didn't flip over hahaha..
birthday celebration
cheers to the celebrant!

Set for cruising around the Severn River

kayaking is soooo relaxing...
Herbert still waiting for his catch..
Lilies we picked at the river while kayaking..


the neighbors...
this is where we had our party...
cruising up and down the river...so beautiful!
tubing...
another beautiful cottage
what a wonderful day
enjoying the cruise to the max

Big Chute Marina

U.S. side of the falls


Canadian side of the falls


From the there we walked towards the Table Rock for the next attraction, Journey Behind the Falls. We stopped by a restaurant to take shelter from the pouring rain and had a light lunch.





Due to their insufficient signage/directions, we walked way far up for a good 10 minutes because couldn't find the place at all. We had to ask a number of people to point us to the right direction. Anyway, we found it seconds short of our reservation time. We donned our plastic rain coats again while waiting for the lift to take us down to the tunnel. It was a bit crowded so we had to wait for our turn. We went along the tunnel and took a peek at the window which is technically behind the falls but there was really nothing spectacular about it. There were some information and photos about the falls but nothing else. We went to the viewing deck to see if there are more to see and experience but there was nothing else. We were quite disappointed because we were expecting more to it. For me, it is as good as watching the falls from the outside, it is not worth the money.

One of the view windows of Journey Behind the Falls


The next attraction is the Niagara's Fury. We roamed around the souvenir shops while waiting for the call to the Niagara's Fury. Again we were given rain coats, so we expected it's gonna be a water activity. As the doors opened, we went inside the hall. They were showing a 4D short film about the Niagara Falls. Thereafter, another set of doors opened and there was a hall, a platform with grip handles/posts for us to hold on, and above was a 360 deg screen. Then the show started with some snowy, windy, stormy effects and a very good audio treat. The platform moved a little bit and I was so expecting more motion but it didn't come at all until the end of the show. My jaw literally dropped and said "that was it!". Oh no, what was that? It was nothing.



I do remember when I went to the Disneyland in Paris, I went to the similar thing Armageddon. At least there I felt something was going on but the Niagara's Fury was merely watching a film. Surely it will be fun for the small kids but not for adults. We've got another dose of disappointment. So our expectations were dropping from one attraction to the next.

Well, the last one in our list was the White Water Walk (WWW). By then, we were not expecting anything interesting anymore.We were advised to take the People Mover Transport and we will be dropped at the WWW station. This time we were not given a rain coat anymore, we took the elevator down and walked down the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a viewing deck and a boardwalk along the Niagara Rapids which they said one of the most dangerous one in the world. It was ok. It was pleasant to hear the gushing sound of the water and the greens around. Yes, it was quite relaxing. We didn't walk until the end of the boardwalk because we were running short of time.


tunnel going up to the rapids

The boardwalk

My take on this "Niagara Falls Adventure Pass" is that, if you have not much time to spend at Niagara Falls then just only take the Maid of the Mist. Otherwise, if you have time and you want to do something then the last 3 attractions can be worth seeing.

We drove back towards the falls and got off in front of the Hard Rock Cafe. By then the storm made its touched-down. We went to the Hard Rock Cafe for some drinks and bought some souvenirs.




Thereafter we headed back to the parking lot and drove to the Niagara on the Lake to meet Aunt Rosie, as usual we were welcomed with a really good coffee and so delicious cake. Later on, we took our friends around the old town and by the lake area. I can't stop praising this beautiful and graceful little town. We were so lucky that the weather got better.

Beautiful houses in the neighborhood




At around 7pm, we drove to Alfredo's Restaurant at the nearby town of Virgil. We treated ourselves to a really good pizza evening. Thereafter, we drove our way back to Mississauga.