Playing catch-up

I'm sorry... it's taken me almost a whole week to update the blog with the last few legs of our roadtrip. We arrived in Newark on Wednesday, and I've had limited access to internet -- not to mention limited time and energy to get these posts up!

BUT, over the next couple of days, I will "finish" our roadtrip... starting today.

July 29 - Niagara Falls and Ithaca

We got up around 9:00 am (after a late night at the Canadian casinos) to catch the Falls in the daylight. We were hoping to do the "Journey Behind the Falls" walking tour, but unfortunately, the elevator down to the Falls was broken, so we had to abandon our close-encounter. We did, however, have lunch at Skylon, a tall "Space Needle"-like structure that gave visitors a bird's-eye view of the Falls and other nearby attractions (including the Toronto-skyline in the distance!). It was not too bad of an alternative to walking behind the Falls.

We were bored in the gift shop waiting for the elevators to be fixed...

You can't tell, but we were getting drenched by the mist.

American Falls (in the background --

Steve and Peggy in the foreground...

in case there was any confusion)

At the top of Skylon.

We headed back into the States in the early afternoon, hoping to make it to Ithaca by 7:00 to have dinner with my Aunt and Uncle (proud Ithacans for 10 years now).

Gas somewhere near Buffalo, New York.

It was so great to have a home-cooked meal after over a week of "roadtrip" food. We are still talking about the yummy food!