Blogs from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 40

FINAL STATS: Total kilometres travelled = 5,993 Total number of hotels = 14 (plus the two either end in Toronto) Total injuries/illness: 1 per team member (Ted: recovery from ghastly guts, Davis: minor concussion, Lennon: leg injury) Total number of lakes spotted = We can't count that high. No one can. Total number of Tim Horton cream cheese bagels = Minus .5 courtesy of a peckish seagull OBSERVATIONS: - Canada's landscape is indescribably spectactular - and we've barely even covered an inch of it on the map. This is a VERY big country. Danny Bhoy is right: "You drive for nine hours then look at the map and you haven't even moved." - Canada's people are so freakin' friendly! And very "Aussie-like" in their openness and warmth. And weirdly they love the Aussie accent...hmmm not sure ... read more

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I doddled around and went up to McDonald's for breakfast although it was 12. I started walking back to the hostel as I wanted to ask about the weed march, was just interested to see what it was about. I ran into Mark who said he would show me. So we walked to Dundas Square and then asked a market stool keeper where it was. So we trekked up to Queens Park and got caught in the swarm of people going the same way. The march was basically a load of students (and couple of elderly people) who wanted to get high. They were protesting because in Vancouver you can smoke a joint anywhere including walking down the street (basically) but in Toronto you can only smoke in certain areas although parks are allowed just not ... read more

I slept until 10 as I was tired then went for along walk. I walked down to Lake Ontario and along the waterfront then up to Roger Stadium and the CN Tower. I went round some shops, it was nice to find different shops and different clothes. The staff were very nice and always took my clothes and put them in the changing rooms. I did notice that the first few shops I went in didn't have mirrors and not all had mirrors outside the changing room either. It did make trying clothes on slightly harder. I did buy a top. I wandered about and drifted up to China Town and Kensington Market. I bought some fresh vegetables and meat which I carted back to the hostel and then went down to the metro to buy ... read more

STARTING LINE-UP: Ted, Davis, Toronto's Harbourfront PITCH CONDITION: Sunny again yay! And minus the freezing wind. MATCH OVERVIEW: Team Ted's last home game for three weeks proved to be an easy win. PLAYER INFO: All players almost back to fitness. The sunshine and clean air (compared to London) are certainly aiding recovery. HIGHLIGHTS: - The sun continued to make its presence known hurrah. A scorching 15 degrees! - Wandered down to the Harbourfront area and really enjoyed it. The water is clean for such a big city, there are boardwalks and bits of park and lots of benches and places to sit and relax. - We read somewhere that Torontonians LOVE their dogs - this is definitely true! We encountered doggies of all shapes and sizes out enjoying the waterfront with their owners and of course ... read more