Thursday, May 22In the a.m. we walked over to Lake Ontario and toured around the harbor area. A lovely spot, saw lots of ferries and sailboats. It must be very busy in the summer.
Our next stop was the CN tower. We got tickets to both the main observation deck (1135 feet)and the sky pod 33 stories above that, the highest public observation deck in the world. The men got quite a chuckle out of my gait and stance in the sky pod. I had this strange sensation that at any moment I would crash through the barrier and window and tumble to the ground below. Impossible, I know, but that is the beauty of phobias!! So I had to hang on to the rail and walk very deliberately. Anyway, it was just unbelievably magnificent up there! The day was partly cloudy and quite clear and the view was really amazing in all directions. The people and cars looked like teeny ants. We spent a lot of time there and I'd go back in a minute, phobia or no!
On the main observation deck, there was an area with a glass floor so you could peer right down to the ground. People were taking photos of each other lying or sitting on the floor. Rodney and Brian took some of each other while I, well, you know! :-)
After lunch at Shopsy's Deli (an old Toronto landmark) we went back to retrieve the car.
By the way, to enlarge the pictures, just click on them.
Overfed, overtired and over budget, we headed off on our 4 hour journey to Windsor, knowing that another night at a Casino would make all things right. Our Inn is right downtown again. Windsor has a population of 200,000. Brian and I went for a dip in the pool, then we headed over to the Windsor Casino. Yes, Lady Luck was on our side!!! They were having a promo and we each got a $10 food voucher. So, our dinner ended up costing $19 including a generous tip. We were there until after midnight. Brian and I ended up losing less than $4 each and had a few exciting wins at the poker machine, and Rodney, as usual, ended up $6 in the black, and had a huge win at the slot machine. I guess it is obvious we are not too much of a threat at the casino!
This a.m. after breakfast we walked over to the river. Detroit looms right across the river, looking magnificent. Another lovely sight, lots of people fishing both from boats and along the shore, the river aqua blue, nice warm sun.
We are soon heading out on the shortest leg of our journey, the 8 minute trip through the tunnel to Detroit. Tonight we'll be at Comerica Park to see Detroit vs. Minnesota.
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