Niagara Falls

Day: 38
Destination: Niagara Falls, New York
Route: Highway 3 to 104 west, then Lake Ontario Parkway, then 104 to Niagara Falls, NY
Miles Ridden: 330  Total Miles: 8,474

Points of Interest:

• Dar's Cafe, Natural Bridge, New York
• Marshland east of Natural Bridge
• Lake Ontario, New York
• Lake Ontario Parkway
• Niagara Falls

After two days of rain, it was a pleasure waking up to clear skies and a promise of a rain free day. We were up and gone by 8:00 a.m., and heading west to an unknown destination. We didn't know if we would make Canada today, and hadn't decided where to cross the border. We stopped at Dar's Cafe in Natural Bridge, New York, an outstanding place for breakfast with its 25 cent coffee and $3.00 breakfasts. The people there were outstanding, and we had a great time. We decided to go to Niagara Falls, if we could make it that far on the two lane, country roads. The road was excellent (and dry), and we enjoyed our travels along the country roads through small communities, farmlands, marshlands, and lake fronts. We arrived at Niagara Falls after a 10 hour ride and checked into the local Comfort Inn. The person at the counter was very cooperative and nice and, for the first time, it appeared that rooms were becoming rather scarce. That was a rarity, even though we had stayed at some tourist popular locations. We had dinner at the Old Falls Bar & Grill and had a couple great, inexpensive martinis and decided to call it a night. Tomorrow...Canada.