Asian Express: August 2011

I decided to organise a pizza and baseball outing. One of my colleagues literally lives across the street from the skydome so it made sense to have a bite and a few brews at his condo before making our way to the game. Little did I know that a few brews meant 5 shots of jager at 7pm. $12 pints were purchased at the game and post drinks were consumed. Since it was a Wednesday night and Toronto is generally dead on a school night, we then made our way out to the gay village because the gays party every night of the week. It was a fun night but I ended up getting too plastered and losing my wallet and with it went my NZ ID, credit cards and most importantly, my library card. Dumb move.

Canadians love to go camping so Jade organized a trip to Bon Echo Provincial Park 4hrs North-East of Toronto. It is a drive in campsite meaning we load the car up with all our necessities, drive to the camp grounds and carry our items 300metres to the actual campsite.
The site we were allocated was large and hidden. Although you were able to hear other campers partying the night away, you still feel private as not even the camp fire of other campers can be seen in the complete darkness.
The weather was warm and comfortable; this made sleeping a little more pleasant.

Since this was car camping and not real camping, a 6 man tent was used to provide the space for a king; me. Think about it, why would you buy a 2 bedroom house if a 6 bedroom cost the same price? Initially, there were only going to be 3 of us in this massive 6 man tent but due to communication breakdown, we ended up getting cozy with 5. Over the weekend, we ate, drank, went for a trip on a canoe, ate at the beach, drank at the beach.
Only 2 more weeks before I depart the shores of Canada. I am going to miss the winter and great friends I have met during my stay here.
Bon Echo photos are located here

Sam

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