It is the maiden voyage of the Silver Bullet and as Todd drives I am studying the Owner’s Manual to figure out all the bells and whistles, which are numerous. We found a set of the entire Chronicles of Narnia on CD at the Strand Bookstore, so the kids are kept busy for awhile listening to tales of Narnia. We are planning to stop along the way to visit the Foresmans, friends of ours from Moscow, who are summering at their house along the finger lakes. 10 minutes from their house, along a very windy farm road Andrew announces he is car sick and 2 seconds later the car is officially baptized into the family. We limp into the driveway at the Foresmans and while the kids take a swim, Luda gives me some disinfectant and a roll of paper towels and I get to work on the car.
Even so, it is great to see familiar Moscow faces again. Luda’s mother has made us some homemade chicken noodle soup and Bob offers me the ultra comfortable lounge chair with the view of the lake. We would love to stay much longer as we are enjoying hanging out with fun friends in a beautiful setting, but Niagara Falls awaits us about 2 hours away.
Todd has booked us a room in the Travel Lodge close to the falls on the Canada side. I did not realize just how truly tacky the strip at Niagara Falls is. It is like staying above the wax museum on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Loud, too. But the room is clean and we are about a block and a half from the Falls, so we take a quick peek before bed. They are decidedly not tacky, but rather spectacular and we are looking forward to a closer view in daylight.
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