July 30 – 12 years old today

We woke the boys up with a treat of cup cakes and coffee.(pic) They thought this was a grand birthday celebration. A friend they made here at the campground joined them. After packing up and saying our goodbyes we decided to return to Treman falls for a swim. The water was 66 F. Very refreshing. We all jumped off the diving board into the pool below the falls. The boys enjoyed climbing in the spray of water along the base of the falls.(pic) We finally got on the road by mid afternoon and got to Niagara by 5pm. We detoured along the Niagara gorge to see the power generation plants and the Whirlpool. We tried to imagine what the river would look like if all the water were allowed to pass through the gorge instead of being diverted to both the Canadian and US power plants.
Our campsite is right on the shores of Lake Ontario. While watching the sunset we saw a yacht race off in the distance. The wind picked up during dinner and a few rainsqualls past by. The temperature here is just perfect.