Trip to Toronto

It has almost been a month now since I ended my 6 year long sejour in Winnipeg, and went east. So it's really time for an update on things. All bonds with Winnipeg are not cut yet though - the thesis is yet to be defended. And edited. Of course it would have been amazing to have all that behind me, and that was indeed my plan. On the other hand, it is nice to move in gradual steps.

The trip over was really wonderful - a 3 day camping trip, with husband and birds, trailer and tent, traversing a distance the length of Sweden (2060 km). We had a fair bit of rain the first night, at a camp site called Wolf River, a little bit east of Thunder Bay. But the tent did not leak, and it was ultra cosy to listen to the rain. All three days were rather warm, but our little Golf managed excellently! The second day consisted of lots of ascending and descending major hills bordering lake Huron, and it was pretty - of what we could see, a lot of time we were in thick fog. We camped a little bit east of Sault Ste Marie, in a wonderful spot just on the beach. We got our first swim for the year (about time…) and it was wonderful.

The last day felt never-ending.  We arrived into Toronto just before 3 pm, after an 8 hr drive (instead of the anticipated 6.5 hr), I think on the hottest day of the three days. The traffic was intense, but it was fairly easy to get to our new abode. Some serious unpacking commenced. It took 3 hours in all. It was at least 30 degrees and rather humid - I don't think I've ever sweated that much for such a prolonged time!!

I left winnipeg scrubbing and cleaning, and I started out in Toronto scrubbing and cleaning - the previous tenants had not cleaned out the place. Yeehaa… The caretakers had done a great job cleaning the grossest details - stove, fridge, toilet, so they were in excellent shape (to our great relief!!!), but floors, walls, cupboards, etc, needed a thorough scrub. It was a long day…