Today I discovered the thrill of riding up front in a helicopter. Frankly, it wouldn't have mattered what we had flown over but the fact that it was the spectacular sight of Niagara Falls bathed in sunlight made the experience all the more exceptional.
From the moment we lurched up into the air, I knew I was going to love every one of the twelve minutes I'd signed up for. I just wish I'd had more time to try and understand the what all those levers and dials were for and to interrogate our pilot with hundreds of questions about how it all works.
Rainbows danced in the water below us and it felt very special to be getting a birds-eye view of such an awe-inspiring natural wonder. You could really get a sense of the how the falls had carved their way into the landscape from up above.
Later on, we also had a lot of fun getting up close and personal with the Falls as we got drenched from our vantage point on the famous Hornblower. The yellow ponchos they hand out are rather fetching but also rather useless when you're being buffeted from all sides!
Eating ice cream whilst watching sailing boats glide by in the picturesque town of Niagara on the Lake was the perfect way to round off a day that turned out to be unexpectedly special.
My evening has been spent dining for one in a splendid French restaurant near St Lawrence's Market. American steak and French pommes frites are a rather perfect combination. The glass of Riesling from a local vineyard was delicious too.
Now I'm back in my top bunk and ready for sleep. Want to be up in time to see a bit more of Toronto in the morning.
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