The Indy makes the Lakeshore loud and smelly one weekend
every summer so, traditionally, we have moved our meeting place to the ferry
docks and our walk to the Island. The
ferry departure times split us into early birds and slightly-less-early
birds. Sue and Diane caught the 7:30
ferry and another five of us caught the 8AM.
The ride to the island is part of the charm of the
ritual. This morning it was enhanced by
a tee shirt sighting making fun of our notorious mayor. Those of us on the 8AM had to go to Centre
Island as a Tim Hortons’ picnic had commandeered the Ward Island boat. We begged for coffee as they passed but,
alas, it wasn’t ready.
Otherwise, we all agreed, the walk could not have been
better – cooler than usual for July and slightly overcast. Of course, Toronto Parks have made the
gardens a delight. After a perfectly
perfect walk to Hanlon’s Point and then to Ward, we stopped for breakfast. Mary and Sherri had to catch an early ferry
and requested a review of the waffles. I
can report that the advertised vanilla was used to flavor the waffle, not the
yogurt, but the result, I was told, was delicious. (I had the burrito – also good.)
We were all back on the mainland by 11 – virtuous, with most
of the day ahead.
