September 29, 2011

Left Victor, NY at 9 am and drove to Niagara Falls. The last time we were there was 1971 in February in the midst of a terrible snow storm. We could hardly see the Falls then due to the wind and ice coming from the mist of the Falls. Barb and Dick were with us then and we came to Buffalo for the 50th wedding anniversary of Rose and Barb's great Aunt and Uncle. Today there was no snow and no rain, and we had a wonderful time! The Falls are spectacular and we were thrilled to be there. By the time we left it was almost noon and we headed off to Toledo, OH. We drove into the parking lot of our hotel, the Hampton Inn, at 6pm. We had stopped a couple of times and ran into severe rain at times so the going was slower than we expected. We also ran into miles and miles of highway renovation, also slowing us down. I had forgotten how many big trucks use 90 and 80 and I long for the open roads of S. Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. Although, through of the bigger downpours I followed a very large Fed Ex truck and he helped me get through the worst of the weather. Tomorrow we are off to Oswego to see Barb and Dick one more time, and then hit the road for home either on 90 or 80. I am leaning towards 80 as we took 90 on the way here. We'll see...