Toronto Islands - summer sequel
I hadn't been to the Islands for a few years, and never really took many photos when I was there, so yesterday I thought I'd repeat my summer mega-trek of a year ago around the Leslie Street Spit, and cross the Outer Harbour Channel to one of the city's most intriguing "wilderness" areas.
I begin at the Island Ferry Docks where I had plenty of time to document the terminal, having missed the first ferry by mere seconds. Then on to the photo-venture proper, interspersed with a few pics from previous trips that I may have posted here before:
I land on Ward's Island, which isn't really an island but merely the eastern portion of Centre Island which, even more confusingly, isn't the island that most people know as Centre Island...but more on that later:
Heading west along main channel, then clockwise around Algonquin Island:
Back along the channel, then across Sunfish Cut and up into Snake Island (where I was a little disappointed not to find any snakes):
Around Snug Harbour now, and the RCYC/South Island area:
On to the island known to many as Centre Island, but which is actually named Middle Island, despite being home to the Centre Island ferry docks, Centre Island Park, and Centreville Amusement Park:
Over yet another bridge and into Olympic Island which, in keeping with the confusing naming policy of the Islands, has never hosted an Olympic Games - at least, not to the best of my knowledge:
Returning to Middle Island via another bridge, then up into the Toronto Island Marina, and heading back along the Long Pond Regatta Course:
From the fake Centre Island, back to the real Centre Island (or vice versa?), to check out the lake-facing side:
St. Andrew's Cut, Forestry Island, a water filtration plant, then back to the beach:
Lighthouse Pond and Trout Pond, in no particular order (because I can't quite remember which pics were from where):
Ending in the upper reaches of Centre Island, then departing back to the city from Hanlan's Point: