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Niagara Falls

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“ i had a dream when I was 22 that someday i would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till i came to one of the poles of the earth”― Ernest Shackleton
Have you ever dreamed about seeing one of the poles? Where's your ideal dream place? This entry needs to be minimum of 100 words.

I’ve always had a dream that someday I would travel from wherever I may be to see Niagara Falls.
Ever since I was a very small child I’ve been overwhelmed by huge bodies of water. Large waves would scare me and until this day I can’t turn my back on the ocean. So when I discovered a place such as Niagara even existed and heard the stories of bravado or stupidness of the people who would dare to go over the edge in a barrel, I couldn’t believe it. The power of endless water, a never ending amount of water suddenly coming to the edge of its journey and falling, falling down to the river below still terrifies and thrills.
When we married so many years ago I expressed my desire to one day to go and see Niagara Falls for myself. It was a pipe dream, we hardly had enough money to feed ourselves. But it’s always been a one-day. dream. So many of our compatriots have been. We’ve seen their videos and photographs and I’ve been envious.
This may sound like a strange destination to desire so much as most of you who read this are at least in the right hemisphere but from here in Australia it’s a mighty long way.
Anyway needless to say after nearly sixty years of marriage we still haven’t been to Niagara. I don’t think it will happen now. But I still love waterfalls and may have to be content with the ones more accessible.