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Aug 05 2023
Decided to push through Kalamazoo and arrived in Battle Creek Friday night around 9:00 pm EST. First attempt at a hotel was a bust. The Knights Inn was a hotel from h*** Walked in and the smell was overwhelming. Didn’t want to touch anything. Amy kicked her negotiation skills into high gear and got a full refund for Blayne’s allergies to the musty smell. Hopped across the highway to snag the last room at the Country Inn & Suites, a jacuzzi room with queen bed. Much better but lacked hot water in the shower and had broken jets in the tub. The continental breakfast and peace of mind made up for it , though.
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Aug 05 2023
Oh no…let’s go
The cute Uber driver for our trip
Much better
Blayne said Amy slept really according to the multiple times she was rolled over for snoring.
Non-functioning jacuzzi tub…still a better room than the first attempt.
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Aug 05 2023
Crossed the border…nice folks. Glad we waited to exchange currency. The money exchange office was literally right after we crossed. The lady was pleasant and it only cost $2 CAD (as opposed to the $20 charge and 2-3 day wait our bank proposed).
While the entrance into Canada went smoothly, we quickly realized our phones were off the US Cellular network. No GPS, phone service or internet connection caused a minor panic, but we knew the general direction to head, so we forged onward!
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Aug 05 2023
Stopped for lunch around 1:00 at Onroute Travel Oasys (Woodstock, ON). Had our first experience with Tim Horton’s. Amy had a toasted roast beef and cheddar artisan sandwich. Blayne had a crispy chicken and roast beef cravers (sliders). Split a 10 pack of Timbits (donut holes). Chocolate was the favorite.
Briefly used wifi at Onroute to get screen shots of directions. Decided not to get gas as Niagara Falls was listed as 2 hours away. Got back on the highway and soon thereafter got caught in a deadlock stop because of an accident for (45 minutes).
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Aug 06 2023
Arrived and ready to site see
View outside of our hotel
View inside our hotel
Quite the candy shop!
Go cart track leading to an upward spiral…maybe tomorrow Amy will beat Blayne in a race.
Skylon Tower - part of tour coming up on
Sunday. More pictures to come.
Dinosaur mini golf - shot up a burst of flames every 5 minutes
The Sky Wheel - lit up beautifully at night
The main drag - looked like a carnival on crack
Busy, busy
Who is that handsome guy in front of the Falls?
Happy Anniversary!
Police Station at Niagara Park (near the Falls across the street)
Back up the hill, but on the pretty garden side
Carnival side (another candy shop)
Fireworks over the Falls (seasonal nightly occurrence). Hope to get better pictures Sunday.
The Falls lit up at night
On the walk back to the hotel, Blayne saw that his company followed him here.
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Aug 06 2023
Rainbow at Flatrock (overlooking the Falls)
Horseshoe Falls (Canadian side)
The American (big on left) and Bridal (small on right) Falls
Aero over the whirlpool (north of the Falls)
Maid of the Mist Video 1
Maid of the Mist Video 2
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Aug 06 2023
The Flower Clock
Black Cherry Soda + Poutine + Canadian Burger = low cal/healthy lunch…..right???
View from Skylon Tower (day)
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Aug 07 2023
Cool looking hotel and restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Lake Ontario (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Peller Estates Winery Tour
Our guide Cam
Blayne was a wine trivia champ, guessing fruits in certain wines and quiz questions offered up by Cam (above).
The Wine Cellar
Ice Wine Cave - reminded us of the Ice Castle in Galveston
Picked at -10• Celsius @ 3:00 AM, ice wine contains 40 bunches of grapes per bottle
(and is half the size of a typical wine bottle that uses 4 bunches of grapes)
Finished off the night with Chinese Noodles (worth the 50 minute wait + walk back to the hotel)
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Aug 08 2023
Happy 45th Birthday, Amy! Your big present today is a 9-hour car ride!
Look! Familiar places on the drive today.
We also passed Sturgeon Bay and a sign for Toppers Pizza, which we caught again later (see below)
2nd stop @ a Tim Horton’s on the trip
BBQ chicken wrap for Blayne and loaded cilantro lime chicken bowl for Amy
Couldn’t pass up the birthday cake Timbits
Not sure if it’s the same high quality world renowned branch as the headquarters in Whitewater.
The bridge crossing into Sault Saint Marie (US/Canadian border)
Whoops! Blayne tried to bribe his way back into the country by handing the customs agent his credit card.
Stopped her in Manistique, Michigan
Outside of our room
Blayne proudly accomplished a 10-hour driving day
Inside of our room, newly refurbished 😊
Ready to go out for Amy’s bday dinner
Should read “40 + 5”
A townie bar and pub recommended by our innkeeper, Mike
These were the “half” sized stromboli. Can’t imagine what the full-sized ones looked like
Haven’t seen one of these in a while…
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Aug 12 2023
Aug 9th Pictures
Ready for our AM board walk
Blayne by Lake Michigan
Good morning, Scuttle!
Manistique Light House
Watch out for seagull droppings!
Geese Crossing
Kitch-iti-kipi Clearwater Springs
Greta (Mike the Innkeeper’s dog)
Maggie’s and Sadie’s were sold out
Back home in good ole Wisconsin!!!
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