Fourth of July

Went sailing up in Toronto. Caught the fireworks at Ontario Place

July 2007 archive

Ooh, Ahhmap_icon

The fireworks were pretty great. After having cleared up almost entirely at around 8:30, by 10 it was really foggy again. By 10:30 we couldn't see the shore or any other boats, except the odd lights when a boat got within 150 feet. I was expecting more red-white-and-blue fireworks, but ...

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Waiting for the Fireworksmap_icon

Back out by Ontario Place, there's this big ship that's been anchored about 300 feet off shore. This is where they launch the fireworks from. Up until 10 pm nobody makes much of a deal about where you are in relation to the ship, but as of 10 pm, the ...

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Fogmap_icon

The fog came and went a bit as we motored from Port Credit to Toronto (about 1 hour 40 min, doing 6 knots and change). But mostly, it seemed like it was there to stay. Often we couldn't see the shore, even though we were only a few hundred yards ...

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Leaving Port Creditmap_icon

Heading out of Port Credit marina, there was no wind and a whole bunch of fog. We thought of not going out, but decided there was no harm, and even if we motored all the way to Ontario Place, it was still better than leaving the boat in the slip ...

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