We are in Toronto! To note for future adventures into our northern neighbor – Garmin GPS does not have Canada pre-downloaded. And unless you have a specific data plan that allows you to have data in Canada, you will have to pay a lot. But luckily, we knew about the data and shut it off before we crossed, which meant that we are driving like we did in the 90s!!! Aka, no GPS and no Google Maps. Woohoo!! But we made it to Canada and back to the U.S.A. with no major issues. It was super rainy on the way north, so we were both happy we got to see Niagara Falls the evening before.
In Toronto, we went to the St. Lawrence Food Market and got some tasty coffee at an espresso bar called Fahrenheit. The market had a varied offering of prepared foods and high quality and specialty items as well. All the stalls serving prepared lunches became extremely popular for lunch time, as there are thousands of offices nearby.
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We lined up for a seafood place thinking it would be promising given the length of the line (yes, Jo is a sucker for thinking that things must be tasty if people are waiting). It was ok (just like the picture).
Coffee was good!
We took a stroll through the financial district and around the waterfront to get a couple good views of CN Tower.
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The drive through Ontario was green, flat, and otherwise uneventful, although we did stop to get an A&W Root Beer.
Driving across the border between Ontario and Detroit was smooth and the sunset hung on the horizon like a red orb, lighting the sky a greyish pink.
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Trip counter:
Cumulative:
– Caffeine count – 8
– Tank count – 1
– Toll – $21.15
Puppy count – 18