Niagara and Toronto

The week started and finished rather wet and cold. We moved camp down to Ft Erie by an old quarry that is now a lake. The next day was cold and drizzly but we decided to go to the Niagara Falls anyway. We tried to find a park near the falls but they wanted $18 for parking so we drove on a bit further and found free parking. We were unsure as to whether the Canadian or American side was the better to see the falls but were glad we chose the Canadian as it by far the better view.




This is the view of the Horseshoe falls with the Maid of the Mist tour boat below the falls. We boarded they boat later and were taken up underneath the falls. What a noise. What power. It didn't matter it was drizzling as it was wet with spray anyway.



We spent the next couple of days in the cold and rain before packing up and heading to Toronto where magically the warmth and sunshine returned. We stayed in the municipal campground on the fringes of Toronto. A secluded place in what is the Canada's largest city. We were entertaining that night with two old friends of Wendy's from Cape Town. Some lovely home made bread rolls and Pasta were on the menu.




Next day we went into Toronto by bus and subway. We walked and walked all over from the big shopping centre Eaton Centre to Kensington Market.


And then more walking for miles up to Casa Loma, the home of Sir Henry Pellatt, a financier and entrepreneur of Edwardian times. A lovely home well described using the audio tour.



Luckily there weren't many people so we had the place almost to ourselves at times.




Then we walked for more miles to the home of Ruth and Ivan our hosts for the next couple of days.

Next day we caught the subway and then the ferry to the Toronto Islands which lie a km or so off Toronto. They have been turned into lovely parks. We walked from one island to the next, all the way with lovely views of the Toronto waterfront.





Toronto is a big city very like Melbourne with a mixture of many cultures. Lots of Victorian brick houses and its always buzzing with people enjoying themselves. We went for another long walk on Saturday along the Don River Reserve to an old brick works that had been turned into a farmer's market. We had brunch there and in the afternoon returned to the campground.

Today we have driven some 350km East along Lake Ontario to the area on the St Lawrence Seaway called the Thousand Island Area. Now it's raining again as we are setup just metres away from they St Lawrence Seaway. We are here for a few days before heading into Quebec. More on this area next week.

Location:Shoreline Rd,Prescott,Canada