More Waterfalls!

Niagara Falls, Ontario



This is one of the first views we got of the falls. Isn't it amazing? We were getting a little bit wet from the spray of the water! Can you see the Maid of the Mist(the boat on the water)? I've been on it a long time ago, and it's a pretty neat experience getting close to the falls, you can really feel the power of the falls!

    

That's the American falls on the left, and the horseshoe falls on the right, as viewed from the Canadian side. Yes, I agree that the views of the falls from the Canadian side is better than the US side... Hehehe! Last time I was at the falls, aside from going on the Maid of the Mist, we also went on the Cave of the Winds tour where we walked down to a point beneath the bridal veil falls (US side). I can't remember the experience exactly but I remember a kid pushing me towards the falls so I was really drenched! Luckily, I was still wearing the blue rain coat from the Maid of the Mist. Hehe! Maybe someday I'll go back there and do the Maid of the Mist and the Cave of the Winds again!




We walked a little bit around the area and I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, there was a lot of arcade thingy things around and of course all those tourist souvenir shops and restaurants... Interesting, I guess. Oh yeah, and we did see a mountie! And yes, we had our photo taken with the mountie! Hehehe! (He was glad to have his photo taken with anyone! There was actually a line of people wanting to get a photo with him! Hehehe!)

    



We got another opportunity of viewing the falls from a different angle, from the SkyWheel at Clifton Hills!!! Okay, it's only a ferris wheel, a very slow moving ferris wheel that gives you an opportunity of viewing the falls from above, for awhile anyways(hehe!), and the surrounding areas... I don't know what it's called though... =) Anyways, the views were gorgeous!

Snorkeling Day!

Icacos Island, Puerto Rico

     



Here we are on our way to our snorkeling destination, Icacos Island! The cool thing with this trip is, lunch is included and there's free flowing rum! Hehehe! Plenty of mojitos and pina coladas to go around! =)




     

The water here was great!!! Well, compared to the cold Pacific waters, Carribean waters is warm and nice! Hehehe! I can't believe I was able to snorkel without needing a flotation device! (That's an achievement for me!) For some reason also, I think I saw more colorful fishes here compared to Hanauma Bay in Hawaii!!! Ooh, but I will not forget the fish that bit my finger!!! I was holding a piece of bread on my left hand and feeding some other fishies with my right hand when this big fish snatched the bread from my left hand taking a piece of my skin!!! Hehehe! Even if that fish bit me, I wouldn't mind going back there to snorkel, the water and the fishes there was just wonderful!




Another highlight of this trip is, on our way back to the docks in Fajardo, there was a bunch of Iguanas hanging out at the side waiting for freebies from the boats! They threw all the leftover fruits at the iguanas who all went for it! It was pretty cool seeing a lot of iguanas together! Hehehe!

A cave and a radio telescope

Puerto Rico



   



This is the Camuy Caves in Puerto Rico. It's an interesting cave since it's the first one I saw that's got a hole where you can see the light and plants from above! I guess you could call the hole a "sinkhole" from above? I don't know, I'm a bit fuzzy on the description of the caves now... hehehe! Wikipedia to the rescue!

(Lifted from wikipedia) "
The Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy (Camuy River Cave Park), is one of the largest cave systems in the world [4][5][6] and the largest in the Western Hemisphere [7] ."

I believe we were inside the Clara cave. The walk inside the cave is not that long but I do remember the floor being slippery especially once we got closer to the river!







This is the radio telescope that we went to see at the Arecibo Observatory. It's huge!!! What was interesting too was, we saw it move since somebody was performing some experiments at the time!!! Have you seen the movie "Contact"? This is where they filmed it! They have a museum there that mentions the work of SETI there!





Well, this is not a photo from the caves or the observatory... This was taken on our way back to San Juan from the observatory... hehehe! Isn't it pretty?



Here's a view of the fort from a different angle! Can you see the light house? =)