As it was Sunday, and all the shops etc are closed in Lancaster County and there was little buggy movement we decided it was a perfect day for us to move on. The Amish worship, rest and socialise in Sundays. Just an hour from our camping ground we were able to divert a little from our route north and made a stop at Hershey, the home of chocolate. The parking lots were huge, and we were surprised to be directed to special RV under undercover parking which was very close to the entrance to the park. Such a change from being in the far corner. Besides a large theme park with some 70 amazing looking rides, there is a separate tourist venture called Chocolate World. Without children with us we decided to give the theme park a miss, but not Chocolate World. After all Peter has a very sweet tooth and he wasn't going to miss going there and sampling plenty of chocolate. We did the chocolate tour which takes you on little cars throughout the chocolate factory - this was extremely well done. The queue nearly put us off but we were pleased that we decided to stay in line as there were even free samples at the end!! We could have proceeded on and made our own candy and a couple of other activities but decided we had a long day ahead of us. Instead shopping for chocolate was much higher on Peter's priority list so once stocked up we moved on. We continued north, and along the way saw at least two groups of Amish people. They are so distinctive. Being Sunday they were not working but out walking in family groups. We have now crossed into New York State. Our trip was mainly on freeways where the speed limit is 70 miles per hour. There is no reduction for trucks or for vehicles towing and the speed we get passed by is sometimes amazing. It seems that the 70 mph is only a guide line and upwards from there is okay. The caravan gets a good shake when the double trucks thunder past us. We tend to travel between 60 and 65 and invariably always in the right hand lane out of the way. Thankfully we are well used to driving on the right hand side now. Of course, Peter is a really good driver (or should I say enjoys complimenting himself). We crossed Rainbow Bridge between the U.S. and Canada and Peter got his first glimpse of the falls. I had visited with Cam back in 1996 so it was a return visit for me. There was a specific RV lane at the border control. The staff were busy sorting out a bus that had slide clipped a car as it changed lanes so they were not concerned about us. Basically asked for our passports, glanced at them and said "welcome to Canada" and we were on our way. We are travelling with temporary number plates on the caravan - each time there is new ownership the plates are changed and we are still waiting to receive them. Our temporary plates expire within a few days so anticipated questioning but none. We stayed at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resort - again where were the grandchildren? The park had excellent facilities for children's entertainment and all inclusive in the camping fee. The camp was ideal for us as well as there were excellent facilities (not that we use many of them) including a shuttle bus to the Falls area which we used each day. The fare for two adults (children were free anyway) on the shuttle was less than the lowest parking rate near the falls. I am sure that here is no need for me to explain the falls. They are certainly impressive. We took the "Journey under the Falls" tour which takes you via tunnels to two landings where the water is cascading over the falls in front of you. The tunnels were built in the early 1900's. Our first experience of wearing a plastic poncho - yellow this time. They are really necessary as it is surprising or not so surprising how much spray there is when standing on the landings. The visitors centre near the Horseshoe Falls is always packed. They offer many souvenirs, food, tickets to the variety of tours, access to a funicular up to one of the hotels and are strategically situated in the midst of the falls walkway. You can imagine how packed it gets when the rain came. The main business area in Niagara Falls is very touristic with lots of fast food and a casino. We didn't bother visiting, only past through in the shuttle bus. It is easy to fill in the hours just wandering along the footpath in either direction looking at the American Falls and Horseshoe Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. There are parks and gardens, shops, buses, seating, picnic areas etc to keep people entertained. We did a return visit in the evening as they stream coloured lights on to the Falls. It was raining lightly when we first arrived (second poncho - white this time with the word Canada written in red on the back of it). There were crowds of people yet plenty of vantage points and it didn't get dark until around 9.30 pm. Fortunately the light drizzle eased off, and the wind causing the spray from the falls dropped, so poncho was soon discarded. The rain developed overnight into heavy showers and continued in the morning. We wanted to do the Hornblower tour which is the Canadian equivalent of Maid of the Mist which leaves from the USA side and we were on the Canadian side. We were going to get wet anyway so on we went. White ponchos to start with then had to add pink ones on top to go on the boat. Most glamorous I must say, but no one knew us, so what. The boat trip was well worth it - it takes you right besides the American Falls with the water just about cascading over you then goes as close as the boat can to the Horseshoe Falls, running the length of them, before repeating the American Falls on the return trip. Although the water looked very turbulent, lucky for me the boat was very stable and didn't rock and roll. I am far from the best sailor so I was really pleased. Yes we got drenched, so did everyone else, but it was worth it for the experience. Later in the day when the weather had cleared we drove to Niagara-by-the-Lake. This smaller town is about twenty minutes from Niagara Falls and is vastly different. They have a very trendy shopping strip, with so many flowers and planter boxes than I think I have seen anywhere else. The town is popular for their Shakespeare theatre and also has a number of smaller theatres with plays running all year. Nothing playing caught our attention so we made do with a photo of the statue of Bernard Shaw. The majority of the shops were food related, but they did have a hat shop where Peter was able to buy two hats that fitted him which is a rare find. They also sold Australian Akubra hats which Pete has a couple of at home. The sales assistant said they only sell quality hats so that was a good advertisement for the Aussies. Our new number plate for the caravan had arrived in Durham so we decided to stay on another night so that Cam could FedEx it to us to save border issues. So next morning we caught the bus and then the train from Niagara Falls to Toronto for the day. We have pretty much decided (but of course subject to change if we feel like it) that we will take public transport into big cities. It was a really pleasant journey and for a change Peter didn't have to drive. We found Toronto to be a very clean city and easy to find our way around. The PanAm Games are being hosted by Toronto currently so the city was a buzz with activity, banners, etc. We watched the filming of first the French and then the English sports broadcast on television and visited a television museum which was interesting. We also went to the 48th Highland Scottish Guards museum. This was only a small museum situated under a Presbyterian Church but was certainly interesting to visit. One of Peter's great uncles served in the Canadian forces during WW I but I don't think it was for the Highlanders. He was a New Zealander who had emigrated to Canada from the UK. The most popular tourist spot in Toronto is the CN Tower with its glass floor near the top giving a spectacular view of the city. Cam and I had gone to the top back in 1996 and as Peter wasn't keen this time I decided that I wasn't spending another $C35 to repeat it. The newest public place is the revamped Waterfront which was officially opened just two weeks ago. Once we found it, not much signage as yet, it was nice to visit. There were lots of activities on, the one we liked best was a group of four children tap dancing on stage. They were incredible and we could have watched much longer, but we had a train to catch! A bonus when we returned - the number plate had arrived. Very good service by Cam and FedEx. We got it in just over twenty four hours from North Carolina to Ontario. We can now cross the border without any concern about being stopped for having only a temporary plate.