Niagra Falls Descriptive Writing

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THE FALLS

I followed closely making sure to not let my mom’s shirt out of my sight.Many other people rushed by crowding the sidewalk.We were in Canada and I could barely tell who was and wasn’t american!We walked up to a gray dim booth.’’5 tickets for the boat tour please’’ my mom said her credit card in her hand.A lady took the card and handed it back a seconds later with 5 tickets.I could hardly wait we were gonna see Niagra Falls! It was chilly and the breeze was blowing.I walked quickly listening to the whistling trees and the pitter patter of feet.I walked onto an old dock with my family and got in a line.We were a long snake slithering forward and onto the boat.A poncho was handed to me and I slipped it on before climbing up the boats steps. I breathed in the smell of mist and damp seaweed.I glanced around the boat everywhere I looked there was was white paint and drops of water sparkling like crystals.The floor was like slippery ice as I walked across it over to my dad by a railing.I placed my hands on the cool shiny metal wrapping my fingers around it.The boat let out a humming sound and started vibrating, we were about to leave the docks! The boat lurched forward and we started moving towards the falls mist and wind spraying more violently the closer we got. The water landed on my

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