Port Whitby

We cut our mileage short today because of the threatening storms.  As we write this in the comfort of a nice (and dry) motel, it is pouring outside.   Sometimes we can do the smart thing.

We left Toronto early and headed south east along the lake.  The weather was moderate, but like previous days, got colder as we cycled lakeside resulting in many jacket on/off exercises.  We encountered lots of cyclists, runners, and walkers on the trails.  When the trails ended we were on residential streets with very nice homes.  One community we past through was sponsoring a yard sale and perhaps 100 homes had out things for sale.  Since both of our wives like yard sales we were thankful that this was a men’s only adventure. 

We past through many parks along the trail but the most interesting one was a national park called The Guild.  The park is located along the Scarborough Bluffs. Guild Park was site of the innovative Guild of All Arts, founded in 1932. The park’s 88 acres includes a Sculpture Garden featuring works by notable Canadian artists including Sorel Etrog, Emanuel Hahn, Francis Loring, E.B. White and Florence Wyle, as well as architectural remnants saved from dozens of Toronto’s heritage buildings demolished in the 1960s and 1970s. 

Since the storms may last into tomorrow morning we have yet to finalize our plans and may just hang out for awhile.

Photos

Daily map - Toronto to Port Whitby; trip for lunch (43.5 mi; 6.4 mi)