Today we packed up camp and headed over the Niagara River to Canada. Chris and I had both been to the Canadian side of the Falls as kids, but none of our own kids had been before. This was Elijah’s first time to use his US passport. The customs official was quite impressed that we had seven passengers in the van with all of our camping equipment in the very back. We are used to road trips and know how to pack!
The Canadian side is definitely the more impressive side from which to view the Falls. We walked along a bit and got well misted. Chris has also discovered Tim Horton’s. I think it’s a Canadian fastfood chain, but it has pretty good coffee. So we seem to hit about every Tim Horton’s in sight, Chris’ kind of souvenir.
We took the scenic route from the Falls and drove along the north shore of Lake Erie. Again, the weather has been great and the lakes are cleaner than we thought they might be. We found a great camp at a Provincial Park that is basically a sand bar that juts out like a peninsula into the lake. The sites are all dug out from the sand dunes are are right by the lake. Again, we landed a great site right across from the playground for the kids, near the restrooms and by the beach. It was quiet and had lots of flying bugs, but none that kept biting us. Phew. At our last campsite, our neighbors (a group of Harley dudes, Stan!) left us with one of their 2-man tents and some chairs. So the kids are now taking turns (M/J then B/E) sleeping in it at night. Believe it or not, we managed to fit the extra gear in the back of the van and still nothing comes above the back seat.
