My trip to NE USA will take my from NYC to Buffalo via Rochester NY, Buffalo to Chicago IL, then Cleveland OH, before coming back through Niagara Falls, and Toronto.
I seem to be writing quite a bit for each day, so use the Prev and Next links to go from day to day
I got a copy of all the photos taken on Coriander's camera, these can be viewed here.
A nice slow morning with cereal for breakfast then pancakes for lunch.
Once everyone was sorted out, we headed to downtown Toronto with a view to seeing some sights.
This was somewhat distracted by my having some difficulties withdrawing cash from the bank machines anywhere with my credit card. After a call to the credit card, I found out that there was nothing wrong with the card, so more machines were tried. This also was to no avail, even though we had found an HSBC bank, so I called the card company again. They advised me that there was a problem with my card, resulting in this issue.
I was finally able to aquire some Canadian dollars.. notes with the Queen's head were subsequently put in to my pocket.
I had made a bet the previous night which meant I owed allo a beer, so we went to a bar and had a good meal and a few games of pool.
When we came out of the bar, the weather had broken and there was enough rain to satisfy a colony of ducks. This was all fine and well except that there was only one umbrella and we were all wearing hot weather clothes (just t-shirts).
We headed back to the apartment via the video store, where we spent a good amount of time deliberating as to what we wanted to watch, eventually choosing 3:10 to Yuma.
We got back to the apartment, we played a few games, one being the reverse of Jenga. This involved balancing interestingly shaped blocks, the loser being the one who caused the pile to collapse.
We then played a game called Bohnanza, which involved lots of trading. By the end of the game, allo had the choice of who she would draw against, with the other player being 1 point behind. I was happy to call this a draw, even though I was the one with the missing point.
After this, I taught allo and deadman how to play a game with a rude name, the objective being to get rid of all your cards first, the loser being the unkind swear ;)
I was then introduced to a game involving two decks of cards, which played a bit like Gin Rummy. Once I had been taught the basic rules we embarked on the game, which allo won by a 100 point margin.. this being the value of the two joker cards that she had aquired. It is now 2am, so we discussed who would be the 1 of the 3 to take the shower in the evening, as the hot water only lasts for 2 showers worth.