Yesterday was busy and today promises even more Canadian action for the 7-8s.
The border crossing was uneventful. We stopped for a fabulous picnic at Pearce Provincial Park on bluffs overlooking Lake Erie, where we befriended a Jack Russell terrier called Nico. (Our Nico was honored.)
Toronto itself is abuzz with activity, and not just from us. Safely settled into the top floor of Wilson Hall at the University of Toronto, we bussed down to the Harbourfront, where our Voyageur Big Canoe tour of the Toronto Islands was guided by a young Toro called Trent. (Our Trent was delighted.)
After that, we strolled across Lake Shore Drive to the Rogers Centre, née Skydome, where we watched a comically haphazard game between the Blue Jays and White Sox. The kids drank nuclear-colored syrupy drinks from long twisty plastic cups. We didn’t stick around to the end because everyone was tired. Too bad--the Jays won it on a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.
We strolled out of the stadium to wait for the 510 Spadina streetcar. We waited and waited and waited and waited. By the time one came by it looked like Tokyo at rush hour. This did afford us the opportunity to hear sore-ee! about a hundred times as a thousand polite Canadians made their way through the car.
We all made it off at our stop. The kids turned in their electronics, frolicked for a few minutes, and went to sleep.
Next: The Beaches, Chinatown for dim sum, the Royal Ontario Museum, time at the University, Sheila's Caribbean Bistro for dinner, and the the movies at Silver City Theatre. Tomorrow: Kensington Market, Indian lunch at Trimurti, the Queen Street streetcar circuit, the CN Tower, and the Big Drum Social at the Native Canadian Centre. Friday is Stratford, Hamlet, and home.
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