Today we began our day with pastries for breakfast from Coffee Island, a lovely small cafe. We then walked down the entirety of Bay Street to Queens Quay near the harbour front. Then we hopped on the ferry to Centre Island which took only ten minutes to reach our destination. It was Lauren’s first ferry ride, she found it great and loved looking at the view. From the boat ride we could see a picturesque view of Toronto’s skyline. We could even see the CN tower where we had been earlier in the week and the Rogers centre baseball arena which we’ll be going to on Monday to watch a Blue Jays game.
Once at Centre Island we walked around stalls which where there for the Chinese dragon boat festival. We then headed to Centreville Theme Park, a fifty year old vintage amusement park. It was fantastic walking around to see the buildings and rides. Rebecca and Lauren went on the log ride and found it great fun.
After going on rides we decided to grab a bite to eat at the food market. We all had Jamaican meals. It was the first time we had tried plantain and it was delicious. We then went through the hedge maze, we almost got lost and it took us so long to escape! On our way back to the ferry we managed to catch one of the boat races. It was great to experience the festival and such a lively atmosphere.
In the afternoon we walked down Bloor Street where a lot of designer shops are situated in Toronto. It was great fun to browse and look at all the fancy clothes, and even more fun trying not to break anything. Afterwards, we found a small Greek restaurant where we had dinner, the food was excellent, we could not praise it enough. After dinner we went to Summers Ice Cream Shop for a little treat. Andrew got a brownie flavoured ice cream, Rebecca got mango, and Lauren got marshmallow. It was a lovely end to the day.
Baird of Bute Science Scholarship 2019 