Vic's Pics

rochie · Jan 12, 2012

great pics Vic

vikingBerserker · Jan 12, 2012

That's awesome. The few places I've been able to go to in Canada felt like being in Europe to me. Excellent shots!

GrauGeist · Jan 14, 2012

That Cathedral's ceiling is extremely cool!

Vic Balshaw · Jan 15, 2012

Ok folks, once again, thanks for looking in and today you're in for a treat as we are in Niagara Falls and on arrival even before checking into the hotel we were whisked off to the "Maid of the Mist".

Now for those of you who have never been on the Maid of the Mist let me tell you, you will get wet, very wet but 'Oh' is it worth it. So what follows are some of the pictures I took while getting very, very wet, the American fall s and Canadian Falls.

It was after this that I contacted Neil (pdfoot) who had very kindly offered his services and a very private tour round Niagara. We were luck as the sun was out and it was still warm and thanks to Neil we saw parts of Niagara and Niagara on the Lake which were not on our coach itinerary.

We even managed to catch a rainbow above the falls.

This rather placid looking water with just a few rapids showing is the flow into the falls. One cannot imagine the power of the current flowing through that.

This is the whirlpool Neil took us to see and from what I understand it's the place where you can have a bit of fun in the Jet boats on the rapids.

Here you have Neil and I. Sorry but I've got them shades on again.

Here we are on the shore of Lake Ontario looking across to the Toronto skyline.

Last up we have a couple of shots of Niagara at light, truly magnificent.

Once again our sincere thanks to Neil for his time and the interesting and enlightening tour of his lovely part of Canada, not to mention the great feed and beer while waiting for the dusk to fall.

This folks brings us to the end of the North American part of our tour. From Niagara we drove to Buffalo Airport for a flight to JFK and then onward over the Atlantic to France.

Gnomey · Jan 15, 2012

Great shots Vic!

evangilder · Jan 15, 2012

Great stuff, Vic. You are helping make the world smaller for a lot of us.

pbfoot · Jan 15, 2012

Confirmation that when we were at the Whirlpool they did pluck a body from the water . Had fun that day even though it was kind of an abreviated tour

Crimea_River · Jan 15, 2012

Good stuff Vic.

Vic Balshaw · Jan 15, 2012

pbfoot said:
Confirmation that when we were at the Whirlpool they did pluck a body from the water . Had fun that day even though it was kind of an abreviated tour

Thanks guys and yes Neil it was. The drive from Niagara along the river to Niagara by the Lake and the lovely lake town will always be locked in our memories. Also in reflection and having gone through a number of locks while in France, it would have also been nice to see a ship pass through your locks but sadly it was not to be.
Once again though, thanks for a great late afternoon and evening.

Airframes · Jan 15, 2012

Good stuff Vic. Love that shot of the 'balconies' at Niagara, with a 'No Smoking' sign! Rather wet to smoke methinks!!

Vic Balshaw · Jan 17, 2012

Thanks for looking in guys.

I though as we are changing continents on our way to France I'd sort of have an intermission show on my little island, or more to the point the results of a couple of outings to my daughters property over the holiday period. Many of them are related to our unique bush flora and way of life.

I'll start off with just a little peek at some of the flowers that passed by my lens while wandering the acreage.

rochie · Jan 17, 2012

great shots Vic

evangilder · Jan 17, 2012

Nice!

Gnomey · Jan 17, 2012

Nice shots Vic!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Jan 17, 2012

Excellent shots Vic. :thumbleft:

What kind of tree or shrub is that with the white flower with the purple specks? Just curious, it reminds me of a Catawba tree flower but I can tell buy the leaf that I'm wrong.