Rob: "I'm wearing a white shirt." + cell phone static = "What's your insurance?" sort of.Ĭell phone coverage was less than sharp along that stretch of highway which led to some amusing conversation. He got us onto a parkway which led us back to the highway and we fled Toronto hastily.Ī short time after noon Lord Sloth (Rob) called and wondered if we could still swing by and pick him up, and I had no problems doing so - well, I had no problems agreeing to do so anyway. We were never *lost* in Toronto, despite what Kelly and Leo might describe in their journals, we stayed on the same street the entire time - we just had trouble finding a suitable exit.Īnyway, because the GPS was kind enough to take us off the highway then peter out (going back to that problem of not managing to download the detail maps), Leo was left to navigate. This didn't help us when the GPS decided that we should see Toronto more closely and turn off the highway an exit too soon. Toronto is a very impressive city - skyscrapers, CN Tower, etc., much like NYC and the traffic's about the same. We found Kelly, I dropped off Squidgy's toys, Leo scared Squidgy off by taking many, many, many pictures of her, Kelly and I exchanged CDs (which I wasn't originally aware that we were doing, but it worked) and we were off once again. I managed it, however (though I almost went the wrong way down one of those pesky one-way streets), and found parking. I'm used to one-way streets, that wasn't an issue, but not an entire city of one-way streets. Hamilton should have given us a warning of traffic to come. ![]() After making that call, Kathy called to ask if I would pick up her roommate at the airport after she arrived - to which I agreed. ![]() Once we were across the border we sent Kelly a heads-up to let her know that we were on the way. Leo and I left Niagara Falls about 8:30 and had no problems getting across the border - I know, we were spoiled. Thursday, August 5 - The Longest Freakin' Day:
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