Niagara Falls

A couple weeks ago, we took a quick trip up to Niagara Falls.  I had never been there and thought it would be fun to see it during the fall.  It's about an 8-9 hour drive from our house.  We divided the drive on the way there, drove straight through on the way back.

I used to think car trips would be impossible for us since Erik gets so car sick.  But, I figured out how to keep him from getting sick!  You have to keep the car cold.  Really cold!  He needs to be fed before driving and fairly often on the car trip.  Absolutely no reading and I remind him not to stare out the side window.  Watching movies on the in-car screen seems to help him for some reason too.  Plus he takes Meclizine (Bonine).  This works SOOOO much better than Dramamine and it has less side effects!  

Anyway, the kids did great on the drive. 

Niagara Falls was beautiful.  We were only there two days but we crammed in a lot.   We rode the boat up to the falls, took the "behind the water fall" tour, hiked along the level 6 rapids (on a boardwalk). 

The weather was beautiful so we also spent part of a day hiking.  The three little guys went 2-3 miles total (Kyle on Victor's back).  Erik went 5-6 miles total as Victor graciously took the little guys back for a nap so E and I could go a little further. 

On the way back from the hike, Erik convinced me to take him on the Aero Car.  It takes you across the river and back.   It was amazingly smooth and provided very beautiful views!

http://www.niagaraparks.com/niagara-falls-attractions/whirlpool-aero-car.html

Poor Carson had a bad cough so we headed home a little earlier than scheduled.  We drove through central Pennsylvania on the way home which was extremely beautiful! 

The Little League International headquarters is in Williamsport, PA which we drove through, so we stopped at the World of Little League Museum.  It was a fun way to break up the drive home.