{"id":44,"date":"2017-06-27T14:01:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T14:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.7hannahs.net\/wordpress\/aroundthelake\/?p=44"},"modified":"2025-01-04T23:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T04:02:36","slug":"day-2-june-23-hamilton-to-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.7hannahs.net\/wordpress\/aroundthelake\/2017\/06\/27\/day-2-june-23-hamilton-to-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"(Day 2 – June 23) Hamilton to Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I had breakfast at Simeon’s; frosted mini wheats and toast and said my goodbyes. He still had to go to work.<\/p>\n

I rode through the city to the west side of the bay. There was a beautiful park. It looked tranquil in the morning mist and light rain. Unfortunately the waterfront trail was closed on the lake side of the railway track. \u00a0Had it been open I would have enjoyed the edge of Hamilton bay and missed the busy streets. Still the route wasn’t too bad will wide shoulders and paved trails.<\/p>\n

Once past the Burlington Bridge the Waterfront Trail was easy. \u00a0The bike trail was almost all paved with center green and blue line lines dividing the traffic. \u00a0It couldn’t have been better; winding through residential areas, parks beside the lake, and the busy downtown.<\/p>\n

It rained most of the day; sometimes the rain was quite heavy. I found my Gortex rain jacket was no longer waterproof in the sleeves. I’ll have to remember to treat it when I get home.<\/p>\n

I arrived at Lois and John’s empty house at about 3:30pm and crashed for a nap before John got home. \u00a0 When John got home he treated me to a dinner at Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club. Afterward we walked up and down the piers as John educated me about sail boats. \u00a0 For an additional diversion we drove to his club a short distance west. \u00a0 It is a wild place without electricity in thick forested area in Leslie Spit. It is hard to believe that there is such a place in the middle of Toronto.<\/p>\n

I spent the night in the Hunter’s bright Air B & B guest room.<\/p>\n

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The entrance to Bayfront Park in Hamilton.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Hamilton’s Bayfront Park.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Hamilton’s Bayfront Park.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Lasalle Park in Burlington<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Discovery Landing in Burlington. The Burlington Skyway is faintly visible in the morning mist.<\/div><\/div>
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Discovery Landing looking east.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Rattray Marsh.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Rattray Marsh.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Brueckner Rhododendron Park in Mississauga.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Brueckner Rhododendron Park.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Port Credit.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Beginning of the trail in Toronto.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Toronto skyline from the west.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Toronto lakefront.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Through the heart of the city.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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A beach house on the east end.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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John and Lois duh!<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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In the house.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The guest room.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Lois and John in their backyar<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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