Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls were fantastic. We were told to stay on the Canada side because the falls are best viewed from that side of the river. Getting into Canada was easy, we didn't have to show ID or anything. The border guard told us it was too cold to visit right now when we told him we were going to the falls. We arrive in the town of Niagara Falls at dusk, in time to check into the hotel then drive past the falls in the dark. They are lit up at night making for a cool effect. In the morning we head down again, hoping to ride The Maid of the Mist, a famous boat that takes you right up to the falls. Unfortunately it's still winter in this part of Canada, so the boats are out of the water, therefore no boat ride. We walk along the waterfront and take the obligatory photos in front of the falls. After a few hours we head out of Niagara Falls across Canada towards Michigan. We visit a winery along the way, there are a ton of them. We learn about Ice Wine, which is wine harvested late in the season when the temperature is under freezing. The frozen grapes make an unique sweet taste. We grab a bottle and hit the road. We cross the border into the US pretty easily; the line wasn't too long. We stop in Kalamazoo for the night merely because it's a funny name for a city. We probably should have driven about 30 minutes farther west because on Monday morning we wake up to find several inches of snow on the ground. There was a dramatic winter storm that hit Detroit last night, with parts of Michigan getting 7 + inches of snow. Where we are is the west edge of the storm. We should be out of it pretty soon. It's off to Chicago today.