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Vacation 2016, Days 3 and 4

Day 3 was very uneventful.  We spent the entire day at the Resort.  Spent the first part of the day by the outdoor pool.  The second half was spent in the arcade (read that as kid Casino!).  We got to bed at a decent time so we could get on the road the next day.

Day 4 was mostly travel.  We had a light breakfast in the room and then packed to head out.  We stopped at a rest area that had a scenic view.

Very steep cliff down to the river bottom.

We got back on the road and soon we were on the highway through Cleveland.  First time that I seen this.



Heavy traffic through downtown and shortly after getting out of town we stopped and had a quick lunch at Burger King.  We got back on the road and Michelle took one of her famous vacation road trip maps.

Everyone but me missed this!

And this!


We were soon into New York and stopped at a Travel Center to stretch our legs.  We then headed for downtown Buffalo and did some walking around the center of town.  We spent around an hour downtown and then headed for dinner.

The town sqaure (really a circle)!

Stature of Grover Cleveland (very confusing that we find him in Buffalo?)

Incredible carvings everywhere!

Buffalo Fire Department Headquarters.

Beautiful Clock Tower!

It was time to eat so on a recommendation from a friend that lives in Buffalo we went to Duff''s for wings and such.  It was very good, just was expecting more.

Wednesday is Bike Night!

Full Moon when we were leaving.

So it was time to head for the border.  

Buffalo Skyline at night!

Oh Canada.

We crossed at the Peace Bridge and the border officer greeted us in French and after checking us out we were in Canada!  We were in our hotel around 9pm and started to settle in for the night.  We needed a good night rest for our adventure the next day!

Stay tuned.





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