Day 1

All names have been changed to protect the innocent. If you don't like your nickname, nobody knows its you so don't worry about it.

Yesterday morning, I was up at 7, ready to go at 8, then stuck around for breakfast and one last family photo. I was on the road after a relatively tear-free goodbye, at 9:05, 5 minutes later than I planned, which I thought was pretty good.

This past week has been a pretty crazy week. Frantically trying to get my guitar finished, saying goodbye to all my friends, and packing kept me pretty busy. Finally after months of planning, I had no plan and was on the road.

After hitting the open highway, I got off on the very next exit and filled up with gas, for a whopping 132.something per litre.

I arrived in Toronto at about 1:45 in the afternoon and walked around for about an hour trying to find a public washroom, which is apparently a rarity in downtown Toronto. I met my friend Paula and walked around more seeing world famous attractions such as Trinity square, Sugar Beach, and others (oh yeah, the CN tower too...)

The Steam Whistle brewery in downtown Toronto

One Thing I learned is that the rumors are true! There ARE street cars in Toronto, and you SHOULD learn about them for your G1 test... although I never drove near enough to one to have to remember all the rules regarding them. As I recall, they boiled down to "don't run over pedestrians."

I stayed in a Hostel last night. If you have never heard of hostels, I would take the time to educate yourself regarding them. I was introduced to the concept very recently. Basically how it works, is you buy a two year membership for like, $35, and you can stay in any one of a million hostels worldwide for membership prices, which is usually on the order of $25/night (non membership prices are only slightly higher).

The HI Toronto Hostel. Its a really neat place

Alright, I'm going to go eat some breakfast and make my way over to Hamilton now. Have a great day!