April 17, 2007
Happy 80th, Audrey
Audrey and Dave dancing at Audrey's 80th birthday party at Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club, Toronto.
Chis came flying through the door last Thursday, shortly after noon. Our bags were packed, ready to catch our 3:30 flight to Toronto. I was on the phone with the airline. Our flight had been cancelled because of the heavy rain, and there was no way we would get to Toronto that day. So much for dinner with Chis’ family.
We arrived in Toronto on Friday in time for lunch with Katherine and Michael, dropped our things off at Jim & Luc’s house, and headed out for drinks, dinner and opera with David & Audrey. We saw “Luisa Miller”, one of Verdi’s early operas, in the new Performing Arts Centre, and it was wonderful.
On Saturday morning, we went to a Bikram yoga class before brunch with David and Alex. While checking in for our class, I noticed David’s name on the list. Sure enough, he had decided to come see what we had been raving about. We think he’s hooked. We had a wonderful brunch, following which Alex drove us down to Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club for Audrey’s 80th birthday party, complete with music by Peter Appleyard’s jazz trio. After the party, we hopped in a cab back to Jim & Luc’s house for dinner.
We met up with my parents for brunch on Sunday, and they drove us to the airport to catch our flight. We arrived in loads of time, and about 20 minutes before boarding, the airline cancelled our flight. I immediately called the airline on my cell, and they confirmed us on a flight Monday morning. Having cleared US Customs in Toronto airport, we had to clear back through Canadian Customs, and fetch our checked luggage. By the time we got outside for a breath of fresh air, we decided to check-in to the Sheraton hotel at Terminal 3.
We took a room on the “Club” floor, where they have a lounge with snacks and drinks. We read the newspaper, checked email, and had a glass of wine. Three women walked in and we overheard them say that they had just come off a flight that left Toronto, tried to land in New York, and turned back because it was so rough. They had started from Calgary earlier in the morning. They were pooped. We had a wonderful visit with them.
At last, we got on our flight Monday morning and made it back to New York. Shock of shocks, our flight was on time!
Posted by dave at 04:09 PM | Comments (0)
May 18, 2005
Farewell Toronto
An outstanding visit with friends and family, we cannot begin to tell them how exhusted we are. We need a vacation!
Our sincerest thanks to AJ and David, whose hospitality and great friendship means more than you know. To Jim & Luc, ditto. The Lyons family, all 645 of them, the wedding was spectacular and I think I finally have your names memorized. Jane, John and Joan, you are the rocks! Jeff, thanks bro for making the trek from Winterpeg to have a hug.
We leave at the crack of dawn tomorrow and arrive in St Thomas around 2pm. Then the ferry to Tortola, then a short taxi ride to the boat. We should be there around 6pm. The weather has been rotten in the islands, and we return to fair weather. Our friends and family are obviously watching out for us.
We leave Saturday for Puerto Rico, then onward to the Dominican Republic. Then, northward to the Turks and Caicos and Bahamas before chilling out in the Florida Keys.
To all of our Toronto friends and family, we love you all dearly. We think of you always. Please stay tuned for the next chapter of our adventure.
Posted by dave at 07:21 PM | Comments (0)
May 10, 2005
Toronto
Our trip was an adventure in luggage, but we are here and thrilled to see family and friends. We have a hectic schedule which, despite our new laid back lifestyle, we are managing to keep up to the lunches and dinners and shopping.
We have sore throats, for which we thank the smog alert, and random aches, for which we thank our sudden rekindling of our love for running.
We wake up dreaming about being on the boat, and every once in a while we complain about our sense of off-balance (and no, it is not the wine).
Oh, and the voice mail on the cell phone works. If you need to reach us, leave a message on 416-999-6421.
Posted by dave at 05:49 PM | Comments (0)
April 28, 2005
Visit to Toronto
It is finally upon us. We have booked our flights to return to Toronto for a family wedding. We will be in Toronto from May 6 through 18. Best to reach us on Dave's cell 416-999-6421 (no voice mail) or through email.
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