Mon, Sep 7 2015 - Toronto Air Show - Centre Island + Picnic Lunch (View Original Event Details)
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We met early at the ferry terminal today and, even though the ferry staff closed the gate leaving many people behind to catch the next ferry, everyone in our group got on board.
There were 18 people in our group today. We hiked the south side of the island, along the boardwalk, to Centre Island. There was a breeze blowing, so that helped us tolerate the +30C temperature and +40C with humidity.
The best place to observe the Air Show was the Clothing Mandatory Beach closest to the airport, on the SW side of Hanlan's Point. It left us very exposed to the sun. A few of us went into the water, clothes and all. The group split with some going to the tree-line to find some shade, and some staying on the beach.
The Air Show was exciting but seemed to have too long intervals between aircraft events. It could have been our vantage point as we couldn't see the CNE stage.
Some people left early to explore other parts of the Islands. Four of us stayed till the very end. During the intervals we got one another wet in the water, which past the time and kept us cool. The water was VERY warm, by the way. Last year the water was very cold.
We decided to catch the Hanlan's Point ferry back to the Queen's Quay ferry terminal.
$19.00 was collected in donations. Thank you.
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