My dear wife, Carrie, and I…along with our friend Carl…are on the road for a few days.
Yesterday morning we pulled out of Fredonia, New York. We spent the night at Brookside Manor Bed and Breakfast and that was truly a wise move. There we met our hosts Dale and Andrea. Here they are pictured with Carrie.
Our accommodations were first rate and the breakfast was out of this world good. Fresh bread. Fresh Fruit. An omelet with feta cheese and spinach along side well cooked bacon. Oh, and I could not forget the homemade sweet roll. This was a refreshing stop. We enjoyed every minute. Our hosts were most gracious.
Our next stop was Niagra Falls, New York. That is where we are today. Yesterday we took in Niagra Falls and took a trip on the iconic Maid of the Mist. This little boat ride was everything and more than I ever expected. Honestly, I was skeptical. I had hear folks talk about it and they said good things. Some said great things. I had a hard time believing all of that stuff.
Wrong. It was all of everything I had ever heard and more. See for yourself…
A photo from the observation deck. This is where you, after an elevator trip down, load up to ride the Maid of the Mist.
Carrie and I getting pelted my water and wind. That is Niagara Falls behind us.
The falls from the boat.
This is a very friendly place. The folks we have encountered here at Niagara Falls have been quite pleasant. Folks are quick to say hello. Folks hold doors open for one another. This is not Atlantic City.
There is always an Indiana connection wherever we go.
There was another couple staying in at the bed and breakfast in Fredonia, NY. The couple was from Brookville, Indiana. They were quite nice.
As Carrie and I were walking through the Falls State Park today, a gentleman struck up a conversation with us. He has a cousin in Jasper. He talked about visiting him and going to eat at jasper’s Schnitzelbank Restaurant in Jasper. He also said his cousin was an extra in Huntingburg’s League Stadium when Hollywood was in town to film the movie “A League of Their Own”. He said Tom Hanks and his wife asked if he could sit and eat lunch with him on the set. His cousin said Hanks was down to earth.
We also ran into a lady today that had cooked for nuns and priests at St. Meinrad in Ferdinand. She is moving to Indianapolis when she gets home.
Amazing, isn’t it.
This was this afternoon.
Those large buildings are in Canada, across the Niagara River.
Carrie kicked my butt in a game of connect four.
In the morning we are heading for the Berkshires.
Speaking the rights.
Danny Johnson