Day 1 (Aug 14)

Chilly for mid-August, but a great day to set out. We depart Toronto westbound on Bloor Street. Goodbye to landmark beleaguered department store Honest Ed's ("Still open until December 2016!")

Google car passed us a few blocks later, so look for us with packs and stick on your next "streetview" tour of Bloor.

Down through High Park. Many friendly dogs - our route goes through the leash-free zone. Hook up with the Waterfront Trail along Lake Ontario. Nice views of boats rocking but nowhere to get a glass of wine!

Private lakefront property begins to win out over the public space, and gradually we're routed over small neighbourhood roads more than trail. Still pleasant but hard on the knees and toes. I'd planned about 20 miles for today but at around 13 we're ready to make camp. We're still very much in the 'burbs though, without any good camping prospects. Plus we have hotel reservations at the end... so when the trail spits us out onto busy Lakefront Road in Mississauga, we opt for a little cheat by hopping the bus to Port Credit. A little sad but a much easier walk to the hotel.

The Glenerin Inn is a grand old country house whose once-idyllic setting is now hemmed in by condos and fancy subdivisions. It's a disappointing spot, airs of luxury without true hospitality. At dinner, a snooty maitre'd slings day-old wedding food. But the bed is nice, the shower works, so there's some joy to be had.

P.S. This entry was messed up and is now fixed... and I really gotta watch my thumb over the lens, wow...