Today we went to the falls and finally there was sunshine on them, It was a crisp morning with a stiff winds to begin with, but then it eased off.
We caught the bus to the floral clock and then walked 1-2 kilometres to the Issac Brock Park.
This was another battle site from the War of 1812. The British commander here was killed as well.
There was a new monument to the First Nations people who fought with the British.
General Brock's monument was built by public subscription and not long after, someone with a grudge blew it up. He apparently blew a few things up. A lot of the original monument was paid for by the First Nations people but was never acknowledged. Brock who was killed in the battle is buried beneath the monument.
Another monument to Laura Secord (mentioned at Lundy's Lane). She was at the battle and saved her wounded husband as well as other wounded. What a legend!
This redan had two guns that covered the landing.
We had to wait around for our room to be serviced and couldn't get in till 4.30 pm. We walked up to Tim Hortons (a Canadian fast-food chain). We had roast beef rolls that were delicious.
We walked down for the 10 PM fireworks and they light the falls up so it was rather nice.
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