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The view of the falls just before we enter the heart of the Horseshoe Falls aboard the Maid of the Mist!
The Maid of the Mist has been operating since 1846. Taking seekers on ashort boat journey to the heart of the Horseshoe Falls, it is a "must do" activity! This would be the closest I will come to immersing myself in the waters at Niagara Falls. Descending from the cliffs above to the valley floor below via the luxury of a lift...very few stairs to climb at one of the world's greatest tourist atteactions....it wasn't long before we were being handed the blue plastic poncho to keep us dry aboard the Maid of the Mist. As soon as I put my poncho on I knew I should have been given a child's version, blue plastic streamed behind me and covered me from head to toe and more!!!
Breath taking. Covered with mist so thick you could almost enjoy a drink from the Niagra river as water flowed down my face and all over my poncho. I found myself closing my eyes and turning my face into the spray to just enjoy the delight of feeling the water and tasting it (although there was an unromantic moment when I wondered 'is it clean' but that didn't last as I opened my mouth!) Saturated with water from the Falls it was exhilarating. Water was everwhere, above us, behind us, below us, and over us. Immmersion at Niagara!
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