Saturday we spent the morning in Toronto visiting a beautiful cathedral and then the farmer's market. Food and Wine voted this market as one of the best on the continent. Colorful displays of seafood, meat, bakery goods, cheese, and fruits and vegetables. It was definitely worth the stop. I like Toronto. Apparently it's the city that the rest of Canada "loves to hate." British flags are everywhere. These loyalists are proud! It reminds me a lot of Seattle or Portland, clean, orderly, and civil.
From Toronto we took Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to Niagara Falls. Yes, WE'RE STILL ONLY AS FAR WEST AS NEW YORK!!! We were warned about the the kitsch, the Planet Hollywood, the Hard Rock Cafe, the CASINO, but we were still impressed by the falls. The crowds were a bit daunting, but we elbowed our way in past the Japanese tourists and the honeymooners for that "once in a lifetime view."
After getting our Niagara fix, we hit the QEW again headed north. "North?" you might ask. Yes, we're heading north through Canada, around Lake Huron, and into Michigan via Sault St. Marie. While driving around Toronto, we took what looked like the most convenient route, 407 ETR, which now we know, stands for Electronic Toll Road. It's a privately operated toll route, where tolls are collected through transponders and video surveillance snaps photos of license plates. Since we have neither of those, we decided to risk the guilt, being thrown in jail, or the bill. It anyone who works for 407 ETR reads this, please send me the bill and I'll send you the $14 I owe you.We got as far as Parry Sound and stopped for the night. Not much here in Parry. We drove around and found two restaurants. Stopped at the one with the most people in it and left around 9pm, just as the beer drinkers were starting to get rowdy. Divine accommodations tonight at the posh highway-side Microtel.
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