Maid of the Mist

Maid of the Mist is a boat ride around the bottom of the waterfalls, both American & Niagara. If you go I would definitely suggest doing this.
I was a little nervous about the plastic & Katie but it wasn't as bad as I thought.
There was an upper deck & a lower deck. The upper deck was for the people who wanted to get wet, so Payton & Donald went up top & Katie & I stayed below. As long as I kept my back to the wind, which also meant the waterfall, then she was fine.
Apparently Payton was pointing at everything & was so excited about all of the rainbows that she saw. As far as I know there weren't any full double rainbows :)
The yellow dots on the lower right of the picture is the Cave of Winds. We didn't go & do that one because it was so late. It has a deck right up next to the falls & from what we heard the feeling of the waterfall is intense but fun. Maybe next time.
Below is the beginning of Niagara Falls.


Payton loved getting wet!
I know that you can't see anything in the one below but that is because they drive into the middle of the horseshoe that is where everyone gets soaking wet.
On our way back Donald & Payton came down to join me.

We were able to get some good pictures even though we were trying to be careful with our camera getting wet.
Payton's hair & shorts got wet. Donald was so good to tie the bottom of the ponch so that it wouldn't blow up & get more of her wet.
Another shot below of the Cave of Winds.
And one last shot of Niagara Falls.

Here we are, both Payton and Katie & I in front of the American Falls.
So much fun & worth every penny!

Here is the video Donald took while passing the American Falls. The text of what Payton is saying is below.

- We are on the boat.
-We are looking at the rainbows & soaking.
-The Steam
-Yes
-The colorful rocks too.