Photos from Niagara Falls

After a long search on the web for some seats that we could install in the cargo van that was donated to the Cameroonian project, we hit pay dirt in Buffalo, NY. I found a gentleman who is in the business of converting stock vans into handicap accessible customized vans, and he had just the right components for our van to be properly and safely converted.

So a gentleman named Jake that works for me and I made the 5 hour trip up to Buffalo, NY about 10 days ago to retrieve the seats and brackets. While we were there we decided that it would be sacrilege to be so close to a wonder of the world and not set eyes upon it, so we made the 23 minute journey north into Canada to view the falls from the "pretty" side.

Going to Canada was a mistake, as apparently it is not wise to visit there if you have an unusual employment situation. Both Jake and I are humanitarian volunteers. We do not take a salary for the work that we do, and that just does not stand up to any logic at the border between two nations apparently. (I think that they are frightened that we were looking for free health care?) So after being detained for about an hour, and an extensive background check, we were permitted to enter the country. It was too long to wait, but the falls were impressive. It was cold, and damp, so we did not spend much time admiring the beauty of it all, but I definitely know that I want to return in the summer with Briana to walk the entire park.

The drive home was very scary, as some of that record snowfall began to roll in, and we saw many cars run off of the road. I really got broken in to driving on snow covered roads, and it took almost twice as long to get home as it did to get to Buffalo! I was so tired, but also glad to have arrived home without incident.