So yesterday, Cesar and I lugged our camera and tripod out. We were going to just do some photography but Cesar threw the 'bike' idea into the mix. It was an excellent idea. Not only do we need to train for the Becel Ride for Heart but with a bike, we could also easily explore the islands for the best shooting location. So, yesterday, Cesar and I rode our mountain bike from the Sunnyside Pavillion to the Toronto Islands to take pictures of Toronto at sunset. We got to Ward's Island around 5:30pm.
After a ten minute ride, we know we were hungry and it did not appear we were going to find food there. Nothing. Not even a hot dog stand. Nothing. Food town was dead, and the only restaurant that was open closed at 5pm. How nice. We hung around and checked for the best shooting angle. We found that Centre Island has the best shooting spots, so we waited around for the sun to set at 8pmish to start shooting, nibbling on some cookies Cesar brought. The energy kick was good and it revitalized our starving minds.
There was plenty of time. We were fiddling around with our speedometer. My speedometer was a CCM. They make all kinds of sports equipment, most notably hockey equipment. Cesar has a
Cat Eye speedometer. (Cat Eye makes really good biking accessories. ) I just so happened to have a Cat Eye headlight mounted on my bike handle but that I have never ever used since I bought it 6 years ago. I have some batteries but evidently not enough to power the Cat Eye. It then dawned on us we needed some light to ride around at night. So was born Cesar's makeshift helmet light.7:40pm came. We set up our tripods and started our work. We were shooting into the dark when perchance I checked my watch. 8:55pm. Fumbling around my pockets, I pulled out the Centre Island ferry schedule -- ferry leaves at 9pm. Could we make it? It was not far but (as we soon found out) it was going to depart exactly at 9pm. After a moment of hesitation, we packed up and wheezed our way back to the ferry dock in the darkness, following the blue beam ray from Cesar's helmet. We reached the dock. The sound of a horn filled the air. We looked on as it pulled away. Exactly my kind of adventure.
Determined to get on a ferry, we checked the schedule for the next ferry over at Hanlan Point. Ferry leaves at 9:10pm. So we turned up a notch and took a run to Hanlan only to miss the darn ferry again by just 30
seconds! Exhausted and fuming mad, we rode leisurely back to Centre Island for the 10pm ferry -- the last Hanlan Point ferry was going to leave at 10:15pm. We boarded the Centre Island ferry at 10pm. It would seem though, at night, the ferry visits Centre Island first, and then Hanlan Point ... hhmph.I got back home at 12am.
You forgot to mention that at 11:30PM we were really hungry so we decided to stop at Peter's on Eglinton. They are famous for the massive size of the plates and for the quality of the food. The place of course was closed. Do Anh was planning to prepare some spaghettis at home. I was lucky to find some chicken from swiss chalet in my fridge.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever go to Peter's on Eglinton remember to order the souvlaki dinner, one of my all-time favourite dishes. Order the small size. :)
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