TORONTO ISLANDS (PICNIC)

62 members met at the ferry docks for the clubs annual picnic at the Sunshine Centre on Wards Island. It was a beautiful day for the occasion. 

Can't get any happier

11 Turtles took the Centre Island Ferry for a shorter walk to lunch

While the Hares boarded the Hanlon's Point Ferry

Can you spot Merel on the Centre Island Ferry?

City scapes

Mary Moore led the members today.

Monica Feran did a fine job of counting

Mary checks to see that Kevin has swept everyone up

Reflections

Life's a Beach

"On the Boardwalk down by the lake"

Catching up with the Turtles

The Hares race the Turtles to lunch

Entering the Sunshine Centre

Picnic time for Seniors

The difference between using suntan lotion and not using it

Tony wins the raffle sponsored by Chartwell Retirement Homes. The basket contained incontinent pads, denture cream, hair replacement lotion and hemorrhoid cream. Not sure why he's smiling!

The "Upper Crust" at the Upper Deck

While imbibing I realized I'd left my phone at the Sunshine Centre! These wonderful folks from the Centre drove out to deliver my phone. Love 'em.

Thanks Mary for leading on such a perfect day. It was so refreshing to be on the Islands. Thanks to Monica and Kevin for counting and sweeping, to Bobbie and Tonie for collecting monies and to Merel for sorting out payments etc. 

OAKVILLE

19 Seniors on the GO took the train to Oakville

Walking down Allan Rd to the Lake

Waiting for everyone to cross Lakeshore Blvd

Reaching the Park

Along the Waterfront Trail

Golden "Ball" Retriever

These historical buildings have been removed from their original sites and moved into the Park

Group photo on the Pier

The Old Customs House

At King & Navy I read a passage from Lawrence Hill's "Any Known Blood". It is part of the Canada wide "Project Bookmark" literary trail. Passage are taken from fictional works that describe actual physical locations.

The marker denotes the spot that relates to the passage

Climbing up the Library steps

Lunch at Fortino's

Making our way to Tannery Park

Overlooking the harbour and 16 Mile Creek meeting Lake Ontario

View of the harbour

Paddle Boarding

The Pub

The drinkers

The after effect

Walking along Trafalgar Rd to the Go Station

The map does not include the distance from the Pub to the Go Station which makes the hike about 10 km. Thanks to Jutta for volunteering to Sweep. Ann & I enjoyed showing the folks around