Chicago- Elkhart- Cleveland-Buffalo - Niagara Falls ( 610 mls)

The longest stage of the entire journey !!!!
After one day off , we `ve rode again towards East. We had a really break....FAST on the highway



before to go to visit the Amish County in North Indiana . It`s always interesting to see how these people live in the modernity , without to renounce to the ancestral`s traditions
In Nappanee , there was a huge open air fair ( vintage ) and it was crowd of people but Olly didn`t want to go, after two weeks on the bike he`s a bit tired and he wants to arrive to NY asap . Suggestion : if some of you want to take a tour in an Amish county go to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania , for me it`s better . Thus , after 550 mls we entered into NY State
with these trip`s companions ( hundreds )



and 60 mls later , we arrived at Niagara Falls around 7.30 pm very very tired . We also had to go to several hotels before to find a room . I was exhausted ! Anyway , we took a shower and we did go to eat to the local Hard Rock Cafe (Olly`s choice ) . After dinner we took a walk to try to digest the Supreme Nachos and the burger before to go to sleep and following the roaring noise we arrived in front of the falls !!!!!!! Marvelous ! The sound , the noise, the moisture cloud , together with the spot`s lights from the Canadian territory , makes the view spectacular . I`ve ran to the hotel to take the camera and .......
this is the result .

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