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Cruise with us to Niagara Falls Canada
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If you’ve been thinking about going on a CCDV trip but have been waiting for the right one, your wait is over. On October 2nd we’ll be driving to Niagara Falls Canada. It’s a 7-hour drive plus stops. We’ll drive up on Saturday and arrive at dinnertime. Sunday will be spent sightseeing the Falls and in the afternoon take an optional side trip to Old Fort Niagara. Monday we go on an optional Winery private bus tour (see details below), then we'll leave for home Tuesday morning. We’ll stay at the EMBASSY SUITES www.embassysuitesniagara.com (http://www.embassysuitesniagara.com/) in Niagara Falls, Canada; it is a five star hotel and 100 yards from the brink of the falls. Every room will have a view of the falls. The rooms are spacious with 2 queen size beds, separate living room with a sofa bed a well-lit dining area, two color TVs, wet bar, mini bar, microwave, coffee maker and refrigerator. The price of the hotel includes a complimentary full breakfast each morning as well as a Manager’s reception, which includes complimentary drinks and appetizers each evening. There is a $10 charge for parking per day, it is normally $20 but they gave use a discount. If you worry about your car’s safety, don’t. They have full time security and have offered to cordon off an area solely for our Corvettes. There is a fine restaurant in the hotel called ‘The Keg Steakhouse & Bar’. I hear the food is terrific and it has a view of the falls.
http://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/images/photogallery/OldFortNiagara.jpg
Old Fort Niagara
Sunday
Sunday we'll take a self guided tour of the falls, then in the afternoon an optional trip to Fort Niagara www.oldfortniagara.org (http://www.oldfortniagara.org/) which is on the banks of Lake Ontario, about a 20 minute drive north of the falls in New York. Built by the French in 1726 later controlled by the British then United States, the fort has a long and interesting history. It is well preserved and they offer tours all day long with people in period uniforms demonstrating firearms and what it was like living at the fort in the 1700s. This may not interest everyone so it is optional. If you prefer to stay at the falls, there is plenty to do there. There are casinos, gift shops, museums or you can find a café overlooking the falls, have a few drinks and take it all in.
Monday
We'll take a optional private guided bus tour to visit a few wineries. This will allow us to sample as much wine as we like without worrying about driving. This region is known for their wine and for an unusual wine called ‘Ice wine’. The tour will take about 5 hours and it includes a stop in the town called ‘Niagara on the Lake’ which has been described as the prettiest town in Canada and a stop at a chocolate factory.
http://www.curtainup.com/shaw05intro2.jpg http://www.personaltours.ca/Wine_Country.jpg
'Niagara on the Lake' (http://www.niagaraonthelake.com/)
You will need a passport to gain entry into Canada. An option is a U.S. Passport Card this will allow you to drive into Canada. It is cheaper than a Passport. CLICK FOR INFO (http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html)
(http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html)
Cost, be aware these prices are Canadian dollars (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/north-america/canada/currency-converter.htm) which is almost 1to 1 but it does fluctuate.
$525 (CDN) plus 13% tax total for the room Sat, Sun & Mon
$30 (CDN) parking fee
$65 (CDN) plus tips per person for the winery bus tour
$10 (US) per person admission to Old Fort Niagara
Misc. There are tolls for the PA Turnpike, New York Thruway and a couple bridge tolls. We will be stopping for lunch and dinner while traveling at places such as Chili’s, Fridays etc… Once at the falls we can either dine together or go off on your own, your choice. You’ll have plenty of places to choose from Wolfgang Pucks to McDonalds.
We would hope that you will drive your Corvette but we do not require it.
The rooms are spacious with a pullout sofa bed, maybe your adult children want to tag along, make it a family trip.
There are tours of the falls available. They range in price from $15 to $25, which you may sign up for while there. I find that simply standing next to the falls by the railing, which is free is just as spectacular.
*How to book the Winery tour*
If you plan to go on the Winery, Niagara on the Lake and chocolate factory tour mail Don Terranova a check or give Don a check $78 per person at one of our many upcoming events or mail it to the address below. This price includes all taxes and tips. The cutoff date for this is also Sept 2nd. Make the check payable to me Don Terranova. Stop laughing, I know what your thinking and I’m not going run off with it all, probably, ha-ha. The lady that runs the tours for Embassy Suites, Caryn Peters informed me that they want one single payment beforehand and do not accept checks so hello Don’s VISA. The price may actually go down a bit according to the number of folks that sign up, if it does I’ll refund the difference. My mailing address is :
Don Terranova
165 Equestrian Drive
New Hope, PA 18938
PS: Embassy Suites offer one free room for every 25 rooms booked, to the event organizer. We will have a drawing after all the rooms have been booked and pull a name. That couple will get a free room. Do you feel lucky? Go ahead and book today.
To book a room
Call the Embassy Suites at 1-800-420-6980 tell them you are with the CCDV and you want to book one of the 25 rooms they have blocked.
RSVP no later than Sept. 2nd.
Hope to see you in the caravan
Don & Chris Terranova
If you have any questions:
tel. 215-794-7393 or email dpterranova@yahoo.com
SIGNED UP/BOOKED:
Signed up means you have mentioned to me that you mentioned to me that you are planning to go. If you are booked and it is not indicated here either leave a reply post or email me; dpterranova@yahoo.com
If your name is not on the list and you me plan to attend please email me.
Danielle & Ed B. Jr. Hotel Booked trip paid
Don & Chris T. Hotel Booked-Winery trip paid
Rich & Miriam R. Hotel Booked
Frank & Joanne S. Hotel Booked-Winery Trip paid
Glenn M. & Yvonne Hotel Booked
Ang. & Barb Hotel Booked-Winery Trip paid
T.Wayne & Pattie L. Hotel Booked
Nick & Anne S. Hotel Booked
Joe & Joanne G. Signed up
Frank & Janet K. Hotel Booked-winery trip pd
Greg & Janice B. Signed up
Geo. & Cynthia S. Signed up
Ed & Mary Ellen S. Hotel Booked-Winery trip pd
Bob & Lorna B. Hotel Booked
Nick & Donna C.Hotel Booked-winery
Paul & Luisa Maria B. Hotel Booked
Tex & Joan A. Hotel Booked
Jacques & Marlene E. Hotel Booked
Ken & Louise W.
Bob & Cathy T.
David and Karen S.
Lou & Denise B. Hotel Booked
John & Kathy B. Hotel Booked
http://budgethostnf.com/images/niagara-falls-attractions.jpg
If you’ve been thinking about going on a CCDV trip but have been waiting for the right one, your wait is over. On October 2nd we’ll be driving to Niagara Falls Canada. It’s a 7-hour drive plus stops. We’ll drive up on Saturday and arrive at dinnertime. Sunday will be spent sightseeing the Falls and in the afternoon take an optional side trip to Old Fort Niagara. Monday we go on an optional Winery private bus tour (see details below), then we'll leave for home Tuesday morning. We’ll stay at the EMBASSY SUITES www.embassysuitesniagara.com (http://www.embassysuitesniagara.com/) in Niagara Falls, Canada; it is a five star hotel and 100 yards from the brink of the falls. Every room will have a view of the falls. The rooms are spacious with 2 queen size beds, separate living room with a sofa bed a well-lit dining area, two color TVs, wet bar, mini bar, microwave, coffee maker and refrigerator. The price of the hotel includes a complimentary full breakfast each morning as well as a Manager’s reception, which includes complimentary drinks and appetizers each evening. There is a $10 charge for parking per day, it is normally $20 but they gave use a discount. If you worry about your car’s safety, don’t. They have full time security and have offered to cordon off an area solely for our Corvettes. There is a fine restaurant in the hotel called ‘The Keg Steakhouse & Bar’. I hear the food is terrific and it has a view of the falls.
http://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/images/photogallery/OldFortNiagara.jpg
Old Fort Niagara
Sunday
Sunday we'll take a self guided tour of the falls, then in the afternoon an optional trip to Fort Niagara www.oldfortniagara.org (http://www.oldfortniagara.org/) which is on the banks of Lake Ontario, about a 20 minute drive north of the falls in New York. Built by the French in 1726 later controlled by the British then United States, the fort has a long and interesting history. It is well preserved and they offer tours all day long with people in period uniforms demonstrating firearms and what it was like living at the fort in the 1700s. This may not interest everyone so it is optional. If you prefer to stay at the falls, there is plenty to do there. There are casinos, gift shops, museums or you can find a café overlooking the falls, have a few drinks and take it all in.
Monday
We'll take a optional private guided bus tour to visit a few wineries. This will allow us to sample as much wine as we like without worrying about driving. This region is known for their wine and for an unusual wine called ‘Ice wine’. The tour will take about 5 hours and it includes a stop in the town called ‘Niagara on the Lake’ which has been described as the prettiest town in Canada and a stop at a chocolate factory.
http://www.curtainup.com/shaw05intro2.jpg http://www.personaltours.ca/Wine_Country.jpg
'Niagara on the Lake' (http://www.niagaraonthelake.com/)
You will need a passport to gain entry into Canada. An option is a U.S. Passport Card this will allow you to drive into Canada. It is cheaper than a Passport. CLICK FOR INFO (http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html)
(http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html)
Cost, be aware these prices are Canadian dollars (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/north-america/canada/currency-converter.htm) which is almost 1to 1 but it does fluctuate.
$525 (CDN) plus 13% tax total for the room Sat, Sun & Mon
$30 (CDN) parking fee
$65 (CDN) plus tips per person for the winery bus tour
$10 (US) per person admission to Old Fort Niagara
Misc. There are tolls for the PA Turnpike, New York Thruway and a couple bridge tolls. We will be stopping for lunch and dinner while traveling at places such as Chili’s, Fridays etc… Once at the falls we can either dine together or go off on your own, your choice. You’ll have plenty of places to choose from Wolfgang Pucks to McDonalds.
We would hope that you will drive your Corvette but we do not require it.
The rooms are spacious with a pullout sofa bed, maybe your adult children want to tag along, make it a family trip.
There are tours of the falls available. They range in price from $15 to $25, which you may sign up for while there. I find that simply standing next to the falls by the railing, which is free is just as spectacular.
*How to book the Winery tour*
If you plan to go on the Winery, Niagara on the Lake and chocolate factory tour mail Don Terranova a check or give Don a check $78 per person at one of our many upcoming events or mail it to the address below. This price includes all taxes and tips. The cutoff date for this is also Sept 2nd. Make the check payable to me Don Terranova. Stop laughing, I know what your thinking and I’m not going run off with it all, probably, ha-ha. The lady that runs the tours for Embassy Suites, Caryn Peters informed me that they want one single payment beforehand and do not accept checks so hello Don’s VISA. The price may actually go down a bit according to the number of folks that sign up, if it does I’ll refund the difference. My mailing address is :
Don Terranova
165 Equestrian Drive
New Hope, PA 18938
PS: Embassy Suites offer one free room for every 25 rooms booked, to the event organizer. We will have a drawing after all the rooms have been booked and pull a name. That couple will get a free room. Do you feel lucky? Go ahead and book today.
To book a room
Call the Embassy Suites at 1-800-420-6980 tell them you are with the CCDV and you want to book one of the 25 rooms they have blocked.
RSVP no later than Sept. 2nd.
Hope to see you in the caravan
Don & Chris Terranova
If you have any questions:
tel. 215-794-7393 or email dpterranova@yahoo.com
SIGNED UP/BOOKED:
Signed up means you have mentioned to me that you mentioned to me that you are planning to go. If you are booked and it is not indicated here either leave a reply post or email me; dpterranova@yahoo.com
If your name is not on the list and you me plan to attend please email me.
Danielle & Ed B. Jr. Hotel Booked trip paid
Don & Chris T. Hotel Booked-Winery trip paid
Rich & Miriam R. Hotel Booked
Frank & Joanne S. Hotel Booked-Winery Trip paid
Glenn M. & Yvonne Hotel Booked
Ang. & Barb Hotel Booked-Winery Trip paid
T.Wayne & Pattie L. Hotel Booked
Nick & Anne S. Hotel Booked
Joe & Joanne G. Signed up
Frank & Janet K. Hotel Booked-winery trip pd
Greg & Janice B. Signed up
Geo. & Cynthia S. Signed up
Ed & Mary Ellen S. Hotel Booked-Winery trip pd
Bob & Lorna B. Hotel Booked
Nick & Donna C.Hotel Booked-winery
Paul & Luisa Maria B. Hotel Booked
Tex & Joan A. Hotel Booked
Jacques & Marlene E. Hotel Booked
Ken & Louise W.
Bob & Cathy T.
David and Karen S.
Lou & Denise B. Hotel Booked
John & Kathy B. Hotel Booked