Canada Day on the Gorge - Street Hockey

In many countries where I have lived, if there was a game going on in the street it was usually soccer (or football as it is known everywhere except in North America). But here in Canada the game is more likely to be street hockey. The match pictured above was taking place on Gorge Road as part of the Canada Day on The Gorge Picnic and it was a very vigorous game.

Canada Day on The Gorge - Canoe Rides

If you ever wanted to know what it was like to paddle in a traditional style canoe you had a chance on July 1st. Canoe rides were available to the public for a mere $2 and there were lots of takers.

My Pick

Benjamin picked the beautiful red car (that is how much I pay attention to these things) but I do love this one; the rich patina of rust and weathered paint is just perfect in my opinion. - Fern

Canada Day on The Gorge

Hands up everyone who recognized this car from the picture above? Yes, you're right, it is a splendidly sumptuous 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible, a car with no environmental conscience whatsoever but a thing of beauty nonetheless. Love those tail fins! It was one of many immaculately restored classic cars on display on Canada Day on the Gorge. There were lots of other interesting things to see and do there on Canada Day and we'll have a look at some next week.

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I was curious as to how much a car like this is worth nowadays - online I found an identical car sold at auction in 2012 for $88,000 - probably 2 or 3 times the original price!

Bright!

Our weather lately is still very much a mixed bag - a little of everything every day. But when the sun does come out it's hot and bright. I like this photo of the entrance to Bastion Square because the blown out highlights on the sidewalk suggest very nicely just how bright and hot it was.

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Happy Canada Day!

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