Chimo has returned from his trip to
After flying across the country with Air Canada (the patriotic ookpik's airline of choice), Chimo arrived at Toronto international airport- which was kind enough to have large posters informing everyone as to where they were.
After negotiating Toronto's public transit, Chimo arrived in the heart of the centre of the
After a restful night's sleep Chimo awoke and headed off on further Toronto adventures. (It must be noted that there is no better proof of being in Toronto than the CN Tower.)
To start his second day in Toronto Chimo went to the St. Lawrence Market, where he enjoyed the best back bacon sandwich in the world.
Back bacon on a bun is arguably Chimo's spirit animal.
After Chimo had eaten his fill of back bacon, the little ookpik headed over to the happiest place in Canada- The Hockey Hall of Fame.
Chimo began his hockey pilgrimage by admiring the 2010 Winter Olympic medals from Vancouver (set up right next to a Sedin jersey!).
Afterwards Chimo stopped to pose in front of a relatively unknown minor trophy called the Stanley Cup.
And then it was on to the Montreal Canadien's dressing room to pose next to the plaque for Chimo's namesake- the famed number 9, Maurice Richard.
Chimo could not leave without a picture in front of The Rocket's jersey.
Did we mention that Chimo was at the Hockey Hall of Fame? The Hockey Hall of Fame. It was awesome.
After two days of the best Toronto had to offer, Chimo finally ventured to places further afield. On an afternoon stroll in Hamilton, Chimo stopped to admire the industrial shores of Lake Ontario.
Then, on a day-long road trip that was probably not as exciting for the blogging world as it was for Chimo, our ookpik made it to Nanticoke!
Nanticoke is home to the Nanticoke generating station (and not much else). Admittedly it was a trip only a generating station enthusiast (such as Chimo) could've enjoyed.
Chimo thanks his family for putting up with the sheer amount of Nanticoke that was photographed and admired that day.
On the drive back from Nanticoke Chimo passed Niagara Falls (one of the most incredible sights in the natural world) and drove up Clifton Hill (one of the most incredible sights in the supremely tacky tourist world).
Sadly there was no time to visit the overwhelming number of wax museums, freak shows, comic book themed roller coasters, and haunted houses of Clifton Hill, but one can only hope that some day Chimo will return and be able to fully enjoy Dracula's Haunted Castle and the Great Canadian Midway.
After nearly a week of adventuring it was almost time for Chimo to fly home- However, before leaving Ontario there was time for one final stop, and that was at the very first Tim Hortons.
Store #1 even had a plaque. It was a proud, patriotic, double-double-and-a-box-of-Timbits moment for everyone.
The final photo of our Ookpik's adventure- Chimo posing in front of the original Tim Hortons sign.
As always Chimo very much enjoyed Ontario and cannot wait to return. Perhaps next time he will bring his toque and attempt some ice fishing? We'll have to wait for the ice to freeze to find out!
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