We started today with a delicious breakfast served in our room. We ate on our own private balcony. A beautiful morning! We had homemade quiche, bacon, homemade muffins, juice, fresh fruit, just perfect.
Then we started up the River Road with our first stop at the Butterfly House.(and we mean butterfly house). Butterflies everywhere!
Species and colors we have never seen. One even landed on the camera as I was trying to take a picture.
Many of them would change colors as they landed on different plants. Really amazing!
Our next stop was a scenic overlook of the whirlpool basin.
You can see the cable car cables in the foreground. Needless to say, we did NOT take the cable car across the whirlpool.
We passed the Niagara Power Plant, a hydroelectric dam.
We drove on to Niagara-on-the-lake, taking note of wineries along the way. We passed acres and acres of grapes. Niagara-on-the-lake is a beautiful little town and the ride there is the most scenic we've seen.
After a little shopping, we got back in the car to head toward some wine tasting. Our first stop was Peller Winery, the largest in Canada.
Next stop, Inniskillin Winery. It had been a weather-perfect day for shopping and tasting!
At our innkeeper's suggestion, we traveled west to the Welland Canal, which connects Lakes Ontario and Erie. Big ships are often seen at the Locks here.
Once we arrived at our B&B, we had our usual happy hour. Then planned for dinner. After dinner we walked about a mile to see all the hoopla surrounding the Nik Wallenda walk across the Falls. We got a peek at the Falls itself, but plan to return when the crowds are gone.
Species and colors we have never seen. One even landed on the camera as I was trying to take a picture. 
Many of them would change colors as they landed on different plants. Really amazing!
Our next stop was a scenic overlook of the whirlpool basin.
You can see the cable car cables in the foreground. Needless to say, we did NOT take the cable car across the whirlpool.
We passed the Niagara Power Plant, a hydroelectric dam.
We drove on to Niagara-on-the-lake, taking note of wineries along the way. We passed acres and acres of grapes. Niagara-on-the-lake is a beautiful little town and the ride there is the most scenic we've seen.
After a little shopping, we got back in the car to head toward some wine tasting. Our first stop was Peller Winery, the largest in Canada.
Next stop, Inniskillin Winery. It had been a weather-perfect day for shopping and tasting!
At our innkeeper's suggestion, we traveled west to the Welland Canal, which connects Lakes Ontario and Erie. Big ships are often seen at the Locks here.
Once we arrived at our B&B, we had our usual happy hour. Then planned for dinner. After dinner we walked about a mile to see all the hoopla surrounding the Nik Wallenda walk across the Falls. We got a peek at the Falls itself, but plan to return when the crowds are gone.
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