by Steve Tanham
Continued from Part Two. With a final look back, we say goodbye to the American Falls. It was worth the trip, alone, but now a deeper resonance calls us round the dark headland that partly obscures the larger Canadian basin. Our boat now passes close to a dark headland from behind which a far great roaring sound is coming – one that speaks of … Read More Niagara (3- final) Into the Canadian Falls
by Steve Tanham
The lower basin of Niagara Falls, from which the water-borne tours originate, can be approached in many ways; some more expensive than others! Most visitors arrive on foot, being funnelled into the large and streamlined ticketing system, which culminates with the issuing of the ubiquitous red plastic raincoats that are recycled at the end of tbe trip. Niagara comprises two giant waterfalls. They lie … Read More Niagara (2) the American Falls
by Steve Tanham
Passengers cling tightly to the boat’s metal rails. Everyone on board the Niagara Thunder is jammed down the port side of the vessel. No-one is screaming… the intensity is colossal. We are all too absorbed in the sheer ‘presence’ of millions of gallons of water thundering down in front of us on the Canadian side of the falls, turning the basin of the waterfall … Read More Niagara (1)
Sun in Gemini 
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