Niagara Falls....Slowly I Turn

So today was basically a huge drive. Almost eight hours of driving... sheesh... and I had the maniacal idea that I didn't want to stop at all. We started our long drive with one last attraction, The Bird Kingdom. It was resplendent with zillions of birds. I kinda have a thing for birds... But they aren't as awesome when in captivity. Henry liked the poison dart frogs, Nora was generally happy about the whole thing. Not a bad quick stop. Oh, and I made friends with this Victoria Crowned Pigeon. He apparently decided I need grooming.... a common enough thought... And we were off.

We did stop, several times, for bathroom breaks and one very quick lunch, but that was that. I rigged up my iPad, with a bungie between our two seats, as a portable movie theater, complete with surround sound due to the port into the car speakers, and the kids got to enjoy, and we got to "listen to" two movies. um....Tin Tin and Disney's Hercules. I gotta tell you, that worked even better than I thought it would. They were lulled into a time-travel type of incubated sleep and we were able to fly down the New York Throughway without pause. Not too bad.

I am happy to be home.

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