A visit to the Toronto Islands

Waving from the Ferry

     This past weekend, CC and I went down to Toronto to visit our friends, T and J.  It was a super-hot weekend and there was not much relief to be had, but we did venture down to the Toronto Islands.  We had luck with the subway AND the LRT and there was hardly anyone at the Ferry docks when we bought our tickets.  We headed over on the Centre Island ferry and had a great view of the downtown and even had a slight breeze.  There was an India festival on the Island so we saw lots of colourful outfits.  We walked down to the water's edge and walked along the boardwalk until we arrived at our destination, The Rectory, the only restaurant on the Islands, as far as I know.  It was quite busy and there was some great people watching and listening to be had.  I had the grilled Calamari followed by a pulled pork Panini - both very tasty.  We all tried a gingery cocktail to start, which helped cool us off ever so slightly.  The air was very still though.  We then walked over to Ward's beach and then over to the ferry dock just minutes before the ferry arrived to take us back downtown - this time there was even a bit of a breeze.  Toronto looks great at night from the Islands, so keep that in mind if you ever visit.