Central Island, Toronto

With six kids on the trip, Central Island in Toronto was a perfect destination for a day trip. We took a ferry from the mainland and a beautiful view of Toronto unfolds as you head towards the island. There are different activities for younger kids like carousal, mini-amusement park, bike rentals or simply running around the park.

We rented a couple of these bikes and rode around the park racing each other. The kids enjoyed the ferris wheel and galloped around pretending to be horses. They had fun and kept us entertained.

I am a sucker for old fashioned light houses.The Gibraltar Light House built in 1808 has its own charm and is supposedly the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes.

We met a couple of my cousins and their families including my lovely nieces and my aunt who recently turned 75. Its amazing how sharp her memory is. She could recall who attended whose wedding. The above picture was taken from my nieces' apartment in Toronto.