My visit to Niagara Falls deserves a mention here since
it was a life changing experience for me.
For people who are unfamiliar with the rides
offered to visitors, for starters ‘Maid of the Mist’ is the world famous boat
ride which takes one as close as possible to the Niagara Falls . When I say ‘as close’, I mean
‘AsClose’. Once in, everyone wore their
blue raincoats with “Maid of the Mist’ logos on them and secured locations from
where each one thought they could get the best glimpse of Niagara Falls . A brief history of ‘The
Niagara’ was imparted to us while we were aboard and chugging.
First came the ‘American
Falls ’ on the left which was easily by far, the biggest falls I have
ever seen. With the wind blowing against our direction, we were all wet in a
few minutes.
I reassured myself based on facts from what
was earlier announced in the history of the ‘Maid of the Mist’ boat rides, that none
of the boats have ever sunk…
Did I not mention that I am freaked out about
water and boat rides? Yes I am coz I will drown in 30sec after touch-down ;)...
This is by far the 2nd greatest water adventure I have done in my
life, first being white water rafting (!!!)... So as the boat moved toward the
falls we could feel the strength of the currents from the falling waters of the
Niagara .. as we watched, (I was scared and
almost pulled off some skin from my cousin’s hand, whom I was holding tight) we
went closer and closer.... we were shaking more and more and M O R E.. It felt
like we were in the middle of a storm!
Till now I was closely observing the
currents, the boat’s engine turning off, making sure that the camera does nt
get wet, balancing myself in the shaky boat etc. etc. when my cousin
brother reminded me to look up..
The next few seconds were the most
unforgettable moments of my life... As I looked up, I began to think that I was
no longer standing on the floor (also influenced by the shifting floor of the
boat, I guess!). What I saw had a strong resemblance with my perceived vision
of heaven. It was just misty everywhere and from nowhere you could get glimpses
of the Niagara ’s waters, in all her strength
thundering down…
As it turned out, the day had more in store
for me... Like say a walk through the rainbows! Yes… that’s because I went up
the flight of stairs called ‘Crow’s nest’ beside ‘American
Falls ’. After enjoying the breeze and the splashing water carried
with it, I started descending the stairs when I saw something yet again that I have
never seen before.. Well, I don’t think I ever will, elsewhere... There were
umpteen numbers of rainbows down below me, and I got to walk through them!
We spent the day walking all around the place
and then going to “Goat Island ’ which is the
top of the falls.
At the end of the day I felt content in
having witnessed one of the world’s natural wonders, in person.
Love to read ur blogs. Keep going
ReplyDeleteYou catched every moment in these words; I literally saw how it feels now....
ReplyDeleteThank you Satish and Bhoopathi! :))
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