Buying a Boat Part 3 - Trial by Snow Storm

Who goes to see a  Boat when it looks like this outside?

March break seemed like a good time to go see the boat in Cleveland.  It wasn't my first choice for a March break vacation but it was the only chance to see the boat.  It would be a lot of driving for the kids but when you have a Honda Odyssey with a DVD player anything is possible.  

A change in the weather turned this plan into a really bad idea.  By the time we drove to Burlington  in the blizzard my knuckles were white.   It was then I realized emotion had trumped  reason as we drove in the one of the season's worst storms  to see a boat.    We rationalized that  reaching the destination of Niagara Falls was just as far as turning back to Toronto.  For the record it was all my wife's idea.  But really this was a good sign because now I knew her heart was in it too.  The kids were just along for the ride but they had lots of DVDs so it was quiet in the back seat.

Three hours after departing Toronto we arrived safely at Niagara Falls.  Tomorrow it's onward to Cleveland and the weather is looking much nicer - but first a few cocktails and a good night's sleep in Niagara Falls.