Niagara Falls Up Close & Personal

The best part about living in Buffalo is all the different attractions. This past weekend, my teammates Beth Christensen and Nicki Hopkins joined me on a trip to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Niagara Falls. We went on the Maid of the Mist, which turned out to be one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Maid of the Mist is a boat excursion that takes you right to the throat of the falls. After we bought our tickets, we headed to the elevator, which brought us from the ground level to where the boat was docked. There were twenty people packed into this little silver space that took us on a ride for thirty-five seconds. Standing arm to arm with a sweaty, smelly stranger made those thirty-five seconds feel like hours. Once we got to the docking area, the elevator doors opened and people spilled out of it rushing toward the line. Being the competitive college athletes that we are, we were determined to get to the front of that line so that we had a spot in the front of the boat. Needless to say, we managed to get to the front of the boat and enjoyed the ride into the mist.
~ #25 Kristen Sharkey