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| Here we go again, what have I gotten myself into! Waiting at Vancouver airport for my red-eye flight to................. |
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| Toronto, in preparation for the 2015 Pan-Am games torch relay |
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| I took advantage of the one night off to catch a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game. Tonight they beat the Chicago White Sox. |
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| Back at the Relay office, the flame has arrived from the Pan-Am games eternal flame headquarters in Mexico City. There are nine lanterns to make sure the flame never goes out. |
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| Apropos, the banana box says it all. |
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| Night time outside of my hotel room, a night shot of the CN tower. |
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| A rainbow over Center Island across from our office. |
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| random sailing ship close to hotel |
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| This was very cool, this ship arrived and saddled up to the Redpath Sugar refinery, unloading raw sugar. It took 5 days, and the ship rose at least 5 metres by the time it was done. |
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| This big crane was scooping all day long. |
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| When I got to the office, I was given this Pan-Am games vehicle to run some errands for the relay. (which is funny, the guy from Vancouver sent all over Toronto to find things. I even had to go to Pearson airport to pick up a relay member) Bless my G.P. Ess |
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| Did get to see some interesting neighbourhoods though. (Names, not sure, it's all a blur) |
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| My door pass to get in and out of the office, the likeness is uncanny. |
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| Omg, I had to pick-up some supplies at Acklands-Grainger in Scarborough. I get out of the car and immediately smell cookies! I look across the street and this is what I see! |
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| It was one big ass cookie factory. Link to Peek Freans |
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| Later that week I got an upgrade to this creamsicle looking pick-up |
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| A beautiful day for travel, today we are heading on a two-day 1500 KM jaunt from Toronto to Thunder Bay. (the sun was shining off the building, and you could actually feel the heat from where I took this picture) |
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| two of my partners in crime, Wendy and Marilyn. (both of whom I worked with on the 25th anniversary Rick Hansen relay) |
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| Two of the lanterns get the shotgun seat in the transport captain's truck. (even the seatbelt was on!) |
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| Heading out of town on the Gardiner Expressway |
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| Our first night was in Sault Ste Marie. Here is a sunset looking across the Saint Mary's river to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |
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| The hotel in Sault Ste Marie. (first one of many home away from homes) |
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| part of the crew at lunch in Terrace Bay, Ontario. (future friends to be sure) |
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| On the road again! Lake Superior is everywhere. |
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| Chasing down a relay vehicle |
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| Death and injury, aww what the heck |
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| The next day was driving to Thunder Bay. Along the way, 80 KM southeast of Wawa, we saw the Agawa Bay Pictographs, so we had to make a pit stop. (this was part of the trail to the pictographs) |
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| This was a nice break from a long drive. |
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| Some people worked hard to make this accessible, I bet it was not so easy for the first nations that painted them. |
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| This rock was perched between two bluffs, amazing! |
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| Beautiful looking out on Lake Superior. |
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| Even more beautiful seeing these pictographs |
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| This is where you see them. There is actually a life preserver here in case you fall in the water. |
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| Wendy did not make the trip down, and expressed her disdain. |
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| My ride for the next 41 days |
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| Holiday road! |
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| Thunder Bay is near, but to stop at the actual spot where Terry Fox ended his Marathon of Hope was a very moving experience. wow |
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