It's only about a 2.5-3 hour trip, so we had lunch on the road, then headed to Black Creek Pioneer Village. It's similar to Nauvoo, with all the pioneer shops, a church, school, mill, and a bunch of other things. It was very well done, and we all had a really fun time exploring and learning more about the people that settled this area. Some of the buildings dated back to the 1700's, so it was very interesting. We spent the afternoon there, then headed out of the city to where our hotel was. One thing we learned about Toronto--the traffic is TERRIBLE! It didn't seem to matter what time we were driving, the freeway was always packed.
We had dinner at a really fun family restaurant that everyone loved, then headed back to the hotel. We had planned to go swimming, but Rick forgot his suit, and it was starting to get really late. So we piled the kids into bed for a movie, and they were out in just a few minutes!
The next morning we drove downtown, parked the truck, then took the ferry over to Centre Island. There were a lot of people taking the ferry--there are a bunch of good beaches over there, so we saw a bunch of families with all of their beach gear. It only took about 10 minutes to cross, and we headed straight for the bike rentals. First on our list was renting a surrey and biking around the island. I'm glad we went there first--there was already a line, and it just got longer throughout the day. While we waited about an hour or so, the kids all played in the park area, and stayed cool on what turned out to be a very hot day.
Finally it was our turn, and all seven of us (Ryan was having his own vacation in Utah) piled in. Caroline sat in the basket in the front, Rick and I plus one child (who took turns) sat in the front, and the other three kids were in the back seat. Rick and I did most of the pedaling, but the kids helped quite a bit too. It was SO fun! The island is beautiful, but the view to the Toronto skyline was amazing! When we finished we were literally soaked, but it was very worth it. After doing more exploring, we took the ferry back downtown, and walked to the CN Tower. It's the tallest structure in the world, and it is very cool to see in person. The Toronto Blue Jays were playing while we were there, so it was super crowded, but it was fun to see SO many people wearing blue. Like everyone!!!
After all the walking we were all starving, so we went to dinner, then piled in the car for the drive home. We didn't get home too late, and it was nice to get everyone bathed and into bed at a decent hour. I'd been to Toronto once before, but didn't get to see much of the city, so it was nice to visit there again and take the kids. There is so much more to do there, we can't wait to go back, and it's nice its so close!!
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