The long trip had taken ittoll on us all, some rest would be good. So we stopped at the first rest area once crossing the line; it was probably 9:30-10:00 oclock in the evening. All three of us tried to get comfortable enough to sleep. Shawta, was stretched out in the back seat, Joseph reclining in the passengers seat , and I was reclining it the driverseat. They fell fast asleep and it just never happened for me, I was wide awake with my eyes closed. Sleeping in the car just didnmake me feel safe, plus the fact I was so excited about arriving in a new country in the morning kept me awake. So I woke everyone up to let them know we were going to continue on. They agreed, cranky , and tired they fell fast to sleep once again. Our next stop would be Niagra Falls, I couldnimagine what it would be like. The morning grew closer with each mile, it was like a race to get there before sunrise. The closer we got the faster I drove, not even noticing the traffic building in volume, something that usually makes me very nervous. We passed the first sign for Niagra Falls. We were almost there! I woke them up with excitement to tell them. After an entire night of driving,we were finally rewarded.
Once reaching Niagra Falls in the early morning, the sun was about to peek over the horizon. We pulled in the parking lot after a few detours on my part. There weren many cars in the lot. We all scrabbled to get our coats and cameras to see the beautiful sight. The air was full of a thick mist from the falls. As we walked down the path you could hear the watersound as it crashed against the rocks below. The sound became bolder and more prevalent. There were hundreds of sea gulls flying overhead. They were soaring through the wet air, calling out to each other, it sounded as if we were at the ocean. .
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Then I saw it, Niagra Falls, it was much bigger than I imagined. The edge was a straight drop, as if the two edges of the Earth between Canda and The United States were torn from each other.