A few days off with my family - in Niagara Falls. I was here when 13 years old, and no one else in my family has at all. Before circumstances changed, which resulted in my needing to come off the Midiri cruise (happening now), Carol had already secured vacation time from work. The good part is now we could go somewhere as a family (almost - our oldest, Joe Jr, is now entrenched in work). Tomorrow we will drive away from the falls area and into Ontario a little bit. this will allow us to experience Canada as more than a resort strip resembling Atlantic City. It's nice being with my family - and a "civilian".