Day 51. Niagara Falls, Ontario

Hi Everyone,

This morning I left Dunnville and took the local road along Lake Erie
where I could see the US on the horizon.  It was a good road with almost
no traffic. I eventually got back on Hwy 3 and had to watch out for trucks
again.  Then I got into Port Colborne and saw signs for Hwy 3 and Hwy 3
alternate.  It turns out that when the bridge gets raised for a boat, one has
a choice to go to another bridge - Hwy 3 alternate.  I took Hwy 3 alternate
and just happened to meet a bicyclist who told me about a bike trail to Fort
Erie.  It is a rail trail and must have been a good 14 feet wide and a great
asphalt surface.

At Fort Erie I got on the Niagara bike trail and it is only 8 feet wide and runs
along the road.  I could have ridden on the road as there was little traffic but
 it was more relaxing not to have to worry about traffic.

I found a museum with bicycle wheels in a tree.  Then I met a local bicyclist
who told me how to get to the falls and led me there.  He rides by the museum
and never saw the bicycle wheels.

At Niagara Falls, I met a family from Italy - a town on the eastern coast
opposite Naples.  Then I met a woman from Germany from a town on the
Rhine.

After talking to several people about my plans to go to Niagara on the Lake,
I decided to stay in Niagara Falls tonight.  Niagara on the Lake is known for
being expensive and since it is only some 8 miles away, I can go there
tomorrow and just ride through.

The Statistics:  67.97 miles and 162 feet of climbing.


Steve in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada