Maid of the Mist

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I went on the Maid of the Mist boat tour recently. It was during the week so there was only a 10 minute wait before boarding.

What a ride it turned out to be! The thundering water could clearly be heard from the ship's deck.

American Falls As the American and Bridal Vail Falls passed by, the falling water crashing on the rocks made for a good picture. Click.

The turbulent water could be felt onboard.

People were taking pictures. Click. And more pictures. Click. Click.

Strangers were asking strangers to take their picture with the Falls in the background. Then they would return the favor and took their turn doing the clicking. Maid of the Mist view There was a definite feeling of excitement in the air.

Before we knew it, the Maid of the Mist was at the Canadian Horseshoe Falls and then things got really exciting. The deck was moving and rolling as the water swirled and churned below.

Partially sheltered by the deck above, I looked up and then further up. Through the heavy spray, I could make out the source of the water thundering over the brink right down upon us. There was water everywhere! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the supplied raincoat.

Everybodys face was wet. We couldn't get out of the spray. Didn't really want to either.

There was excitement in people's faces . And wonder too.

I was taking pictures as fast as my camera let me. Every few shots the camera lens needed wiping. A hand over the front of the camera deflected some of the spray. It seemed to help.

There was a commeraderie developing from being in the same unique place at the same point in time. It was special . Talk about a photographer's dream.

It was hard to decide whether to remain upstairs or on the main deck. I started at sea level and got all kinds of photos there. Then it was time to go upstairs to take some pictures from that viewpoint too.

It was a lot brighter upstairs. With the sky above, looking up at the towering Falls had a different feel. They looked a bit higher from below. But what a panoramic view it was. It is the opposite from the way I normally looked at the Falls.