8/1 Mackinaw City MI to Niagara Falls ON

Another 500 mile day that was quite wearing. The road conditions were not uniformly good and the traffic was incredibly dense especially in the lower half of Michigan and all the way through Ontario to Niagara Falls. We tried to stay along Lake Huron's western shore as much as possible, but did finally jump on the interstate to get to Port Huron and across Ontario quickly. Niagara Falls is a place that is a must stop just to see the falls. Their color, sound, and scale force you to focus only on them. I can get hypnotized watching the water fall much like staring into a campfire on a cool night. But the rest of the downtown, although clean, had little to offer as were were not into carnival rides, criminal and monster wax and World Wrestling Federation museums or chain restarurants. We shared a great meal and a bottle of red at Mama Mia's and went back to the motel for our last night together on the road. This was the only motel along the entire route that charged us for parking spots. I understand this is beginning to become the norm and they should be ashamed of themselves.