Super Fun Adventure Times: Everyone loves Marineland!

Day 22 --Niagara Falls, ON

Google Earth measurements (straight line between locations)
Distance from Vancouver: 3410 km
Distance from Kingston: 245 km

Today, we went to Marineland! We had the tune from all those commercials we heard in our childhood (e.g. http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=r1XOzE15iPk&feature=related) stuck in our head the whole day and even now. Finally we got to go to Marineland after years of the commericals!

We saw killer whales, belugas, dolphins, sea lions, and walruses! We also went to "Deer Park" which was a large fenced field where you can walk amongst the deer and buy deer feed. Our favourite non-aquatic animal was the bears! They were just sitting in the water while people threw marshmallows, corn pops and peanuts at them! They also had bison and deer. Marineland is kind of like bits of the Greater Vancouver Zoo, Playland, the Vancouver Aquarium put together with a little bit of a mini Universal Studios feel to it (especially the main show).

It was really really hot today too but we were careful with sunscreen so we didn't get burned! (except for the parting in Laura's hair) After Marineland, we swam in our pool to cool down then went to a Japanese restaurant for dinner. We read online reviews and someone who used to live in Vancouver recommended it so we decided to try it. It was pretty good, though a bit more pricey than Vancouver sushi. Then, we went to the outlet mall that is across the street from our hotel. There was a "Stokes" (kitchen store) that had many items at clearance prices with an additional 20% off everything if we spend more than $50. We found a nice tableware set (plates, dish, bowl, cups for 4) and a spice rack (12 spices included) on sale as well as some small things like baking pans, jars, and oil bottles.

Tomorrow, we will finally go to see the falls up close!