Hanging out in Toronto

An early departure from families at the airport this morning has meant that the plane ride was rather quiet and uneventful. Most slept for a bit, watched inflight tv and read. Going over Thunder Bay we hit significant pockets of turbulence and on and off throughout the rest of the flight we encountered such including a bit of a rough landing. All fared well though and after collecting our luggage made our way to the shuttle bus and headed to the nearby hotel.

Half the group opted to stay at the hotel to swim, rest and chill. The other half headed onto the public transit system (TTC) at the beginning of rush hour and headed to Kensington market. A bus ride followed by a subway ride found us downtown at queens park and city hall. Street cars were slow in coming so we ended up walking the rest of the way to the market. The group had a good time wandering the streets, sampling food, buying stylish sunglasses and looking at street art. Our return trip was faster as it was 7 by the time we left the market and rush hour was waning. We hopped on a streetcar and headed back up to the subway only to have to be evacuated in the subway approach tunnel due to a medical crisis in the car ahead. Up on the subway platform our connections to subway and then bus back were good and we were back in time for supper at the hotel. After supper , most of the group had another swim and then headed to bed to catch up on sleep before the two flights enroute to Quito in the morning.

Tomorrow, Ecuador !! Everyone seems excited to be on our way.