Further down the road was the Whirlpool Aero car over the reversing whirlpool in the Niagara River that we had seen previously from the American side. This was an adventure I really wanted to try despite the vertigo caused by an inter ear problem. When we asked about the trip across to the other side in the aero car, we were told only 30 people at a time are allowed in the car and that the trip is about 20 minutes with everyone standing the whole time; those in the center section stay in that part for the trip back, the people on the right trade with the people on the left so every one has a good view of the whirlpool. For me it was a white-knuckle ride but very enjoyable. The guide told us how the whirlpool was kept clean because of the diversion of the falls upstream at night allowed the dead debris to travel away from the whirlpool and further downstream. He also explained when we reached the opposite side that the silver car we saw in the tunnel was an escape car in case the cable(s) broke or we had an other emergency.
We drove almost to the southern end of the Parkway (about 50 miles) just to get oriented and to see where we could park.
