Thursday 13 October 2016

My Favourite Place: Toronto Island

Of all the travelling I do, there's one place that holds a special draw for me and I find myself returning to it time and again. 

If you've been hanging about this little blogspot for a while you might know of my love affair with London town, however that's not the place I'm talking about today. 

This magical place is a lot closer to home and requires a ferry to access it. It's a little piece of quiet just off the shores of the hustle and bustle of Toronto. 

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

The Toronto Islands are made up of 3 main ports; Ward's Island, Centre Island. and Hanlan's Point.

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

A ferry hits each point with Centre Island being the most popular, for good reason. Want to rent a bike, a canoe, play a game of frolf, have a picnic, go to the beach, hang out at an amusement park, view the Toronto city skyline? All these things and more can be done right here.

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

Hanlan's Point is the location of Toronto formerly infamous nude beach (it's still a nude beach, but now legally so) as well as the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and the historic Gibraltar Point Lighthouse.

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands
(there is more than one beach on the islands)

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

But honestly, my favourite spot is Ward's Island. It's where the people of the island live. Nothing inspires my imagination more of hunkering down and writing a novel on a blustery fall day than walking the lane ways of this little oasis.

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands
And each time I'm hit with this view of the city I love and I'm enamoured with the Toronto Islands all over again.

I mean, what a skyline!

{ErinOutandAbout} My Favourite Place: Toronto Islands

What's your favourite close-to-home-place to visit?

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