This weekend the weather was great, so we made the most of it and headed down to the Beaches for a stroll in the sun, hitting up Woodbine Beach and Glen Stewart Ravine.
Woodbine Beach
The Beaches is a pretty self explanatory part of town. The beaches and parks in the area have been a big attraction for over a hundred years, and have continued to draw people to this day. Part of the appeal is the proximity to downtown - it took us around 45 minutes to get there on public transit. Very convenient.
We started off by checking out Woodbine Beach, the largest of the four in the area. People were out enjoying the sun, playing volleyball, wading in the lake, and trying to kill each other on jetskis. We set off along the boardwalk to nearby Ashbridges’ Bay park where we could enjoy the view and do some people watching.
We started off by checking out Woodbine Beach, the largest of the four in the area. People were out enjoying the sun, playing volleyball, wading in the lake, and trying to kill each other on jetskis. We set off along the boardwalk to nearby Ashbridges’ Bay park where we could enjoy the view and do some people watching.
Volleyball
By the lake in Ashbridges' Bay Park
From there we made our way back down along the boardwalk, stopping for an obligatory ice cream on our way. Our walk took us all the way down Woodbine Beach, past Kew Garden’s park before heading away from the lakeshore onto Queen Street East.
The final stop on our wander was Glen Stewart Ravine. Hidden in a residential area, with one of Toronto’s few remaining natural streams passing through it, the 8.5 hectare park is home to a number of plant species that are rare in Toronto. Archeologists have even found artifacts from 4000 years ago. We were grateful for the shade provided by the big oak trees. A nice cool break from the summer sun.
The final stop on our wander was Glen Stewart Ravine. Hidden in a residential area, with one of Toronto’s few remaining natural streams passing through it, the 8.5 hectare park is home to a number of plant species that are rare in Toronto. Archeologists have even found artifacts from 4000 years ago. We were grateful for the shade provided by the big oak trees. A nice cool break from the summer sun.
Glen Stewart Ravine
The Beaches was a really nice place to spend an afternoon wandering around and we'll be back there at some point to make more of the beach activities on the go (we spotted some stand up paddleboarding which we're eager to try again). After Luke's previous weekend being a bit of a hectic one, we were grateful to spend the day relaxing in the sun. Here are a few more pics from our day.
This time last year we were enjoying the Newfoundland sun (shocker!!) and having a picnic at the lighthouse in Ferryland. And two years ago Luke's parents were visiting Newfoundland for the first time, and were treated to some fine icebergs. Way way back in 2013 we were doing pretty much the same thing, hanging out at Ocean Pond.
