I was a little apprehensive about crossing the border mainly because of the cats but it was a snap. The lovely young border patrol guard with a melting French accent peered into the rig, spotted the cats' eyes peering at him from under the table and said thanks. Awesome.
I decided to stick with the short distance driving scheme and randomly chose Hamilton as a stopping place. I am so glad I did this 1) because it's all city between Niagara and Toronto and 2) I happened upon a fabulous park.
Lake Ontario looks to have a lot of park space along its shores and Confederation Beach Park is part of that trail system. I parked in the lot and spent a couple hours walking the trail. There are some great views of the lake and I found unexpected art work that is adorable.
I just loved these carvings!
The next day it was on to Toronto. Turns out there IS a big hill but it comes in the form of a bridge and wasn't too daunting. I also didn't realize that there were so many (...any...) wineries in Canada. Could be a fun wine tasting trip some time.
Although the roads and traffic suck, Toronto is gorgeous. Once my Canadian friend pointed out that there is a subway and I didn't have to drive downtown the city looked even nicer.
Plus they have cool black squirrels.
I wandered downtown a bit, had a great time having lunch with old friends I had never met and discovered that even our extra polite neighbours to the north will ditch an overgrown zucchini if they think they can get away with it.
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