Watching the Big Red Machine...

Please note that I said "watching", not rooting for...at least I was not rooting for them, but Dave and Mari were. I grew up in So. Cal as a Dodger fan and there is no way I could ever root for the Reds and live to tell about it! My family would come after me something terrible. Also, the Reds were playing the St. Louis Cardinals tonight and in memory of Timmy, I had to root for them. Only, it did not work, the Reds tromped on the Cardinals, 10-3. It was warm enough that when the game ended after 10 tonight, a sweatshirt was still not a thought in anyone's mind. The view from the stadium was wonderful...overlooking the river. We got to watch quite a few tugs pushing many barges at a time up and down the river.

In Dave's entry the other day, he did not mention that we had gone to the Niagra Falls while in NY...they were absolutely awesome! Their power is just amazing. One of the things that you can do there is calld Cave of the Winds. It is no longer a cave that used to go behind the falls but you can still go down near the bottom of the Bridal Veil Falls. Mari and I did that and had so much fun (despite seeing a snake along the first part of the trail...thank heavens for the trail guide in front of us who got it to get off the trail-anyone who knows me well enough knows that I cannot stand snakes, to the point that if I see them in a movie, I have to get my feet off the floor, and just typing this is making me do the same thing!). They issue you plastic ponchos and rubber soled sandals to wear. Then you take an elevator down 175 feet (17.5 stories). You then walk a ways to the wooden stairs/platforms, which you then walk along and get very wet from the falls. There are times you can reach out and touch the water. It was just so amazing to be at the bottom of the falls.

My excitement last night was getting to a motel 6 that had laundry facilities here at the motel! Sad but true. So I did several loads of laundry and we are all now enjoying clean clothes....simple things, I tell you.

Tomorrow, we head off to Springfield, IL, with a stop in Louisville, KY along the way to go to the bat factory.

Take care-
Nicole