Riverdale Farm

Riverdale Farm
Location: Cabbagetown (downtown Toronto), Canada

Kev and I went to Riverdale Farm before his class. It was really busy for 10 in the morning. There were individual families of mother and child and also a lot of school groups from kindergarten to high school.

The farm was lot bigger than I thought it would be. The animal pens and buildings were located right next to the entrance. They had all the classic farm animals: cow, horse, chicken, goat, sheep and ducks. Riverdale specializes in pioneer breeds of animals that are hard to find in commercial farms.

Further downhill from the animals was a path with many outlooks to a small pond. We spotted 3 painted turtles sunbathing on logs. The area around the pond was heavily forested. It was hard to believe that we were downtown Toronto!

Before we left, Kev bought 4 oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for $1.50 at the Simpson House. I really enjoyed seeing all the animals. The admission is free and there is a small neighbourhood parking lot beside the park.




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Ravenshoe Trails - Cry Baby

Brownhill Tract
Location: Georgina (York Region), Canada



















We went to the Brownhill Tract mountain biking trails near our cottage. Six of us were on bikes, the rest of us walked the trail. We started off in the Ravenshoe parking lot and did a loop with the Skunk Loop and Cry Baby Trails. The floor was littered with pine cones and tree roots but it was easy to walk with closed toe shoes. The trail was muddy in some spots, but easily avoided by going into the forest a little bit. During one part of the trail, Uncle Henny even put down some branches for us so we wouldn't have to walk in the mud! That was really awesome.


The "Before" and "After" pictures of my aunt!

It was windy and rainy all weekend. I`m really glad the long weekend finally showed us some good weather. It gave us a chance to be outdoors. I think everyone enjoyed the trail. Even the grandmothers loved it.



Look how happy the kids were just to run!



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