Planning Part 19 - Days Twenty Three through Four Montreal to Toronto and Canada's Wonderland

After a breakfast of bagels, we'll leave Montreal and follow the St. Lawrence River to Lake Ontario, ultimately landing in Toronto. Just outside Montreal are a couple of Historic Sites to potentially check out:

• Lachine National Historic Site preserves an1803 stone warehouse and commemorates the area's history as the hub of the fur trade
• Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site features Canada’s first lock canal and the remains of a fort, and celebrates the site's 7000 years of history as a portage, encampment, military fortification and canal
  

Day 23

As we cross into Ontario, the journey becomes more nostalgic. A number of years ago Jason and I made the trip from Ottawa to Toronto, stopping in Kingston for an afternoon. While the specifics are a bit foggy, I have strong memories of really enjoying the day, and am looking forward to recreating it. This will involve exploring the Kingston Waterfront, as well as some of the nearby Historic Sites:

• Bellevue House, former home of Sir John A. MacDonald
• Kingston Fortifications including Fort Henry, English defenses built in the 19th century

A brief stop at the Big Apple, in Colborne to satisfy our need for kitschy photographs and really good apple pie, and we head into Toronto. 

As I mentioned in our first planning post, Can We Do This?, we'll be constraining our time in Toronto and Southern Ontario as we travel here frequently to visit friends and family. However, the kids' sole request for this trip was to go to Canada's Wonderland, and given the hours in the car and historic sites they'll have endured up to this point, we'll all be ready for a little fun. So day 24 is allocated for a little roller coaster therapy.