The Toronto Islands used to be a peninsula, but nature caused them to become separated from the mainland. They’re now a popular place to visit for tourists, but they also have some residential areas. It’s actually North America’s largest urban car-free community. But there’s no bridge connecting to the islands, so there are three ferry routes to do the job. They operate with vintage ferries from the 1950’s, which is very cool, and the ride for all three is about 15 minutes.
When we got to the ferry terminal, we were very surprised at the number of people there. SO many people. I figured the islands were popular, but not this popular. It took about a half hour just to make it through the line to get our tickets!
Remember when I talked about the
crowded Bathurst streetcar replacement bus? Honey, that bus was nothin’ compared to the crush loading on this ferry. We and about 50 million other people were left behind and had to wait for another. And I could see there were quite a few people that had to wait some more as our ferry left the terminal.
 |
| Quite a few people, as you can see. |
 |
| Again, a large number of people appear in the picture. |
 |
| There is a large mass of people in the location of this waiting area |
 |
| That guy up there’s probably having the time of his life. |
 |
| There are boards to show where the next ferry’s going. |
 |
| Two decks. |
 |
| They tried to pack as many people as they could onto this boat. |
 |
| And finally, the crowded second deck. |
Trackbacks/Pingbacks