far'n'wide travel

We can hear the roar from a distance. The first thing we see is the mist rising like a cloud, we can’t see the drop-off because of all the tourists and as we get closer to Niagara Falls, the width of the Niagara River is enormous, the colour, that gorgeous emerald green of a glacial flow. The sun is shining and the colour of the water of the Niagara River is spectacular.

We are so close to the edge of the Horseshoe Falls that we feel like we can lean over the railing and touch it. It is only a couple of metres away and the footpath has been built at the same level as the water’s drop-off. The cliff edge of the falls, curves around in front of us to create the perfect horseshoe.

The American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls are further down the river. If you hadn’t seen Horseshoe Falls first, you would…