The alarm clock rang too darn early. But up and at them we were. Pat would have the honor of driving us north on I-94 and across the Canadian border into Ontario just west of Sarnia on the way to Toronto. It took around 5 hours to get to Toronto and boy I’m glad we all remember to get our passports, or in Shawn and my case we were able to get an enhanced drivers license that made it easy to get into Canada (and out later today). We had enough time to drive to Rogers Centre before the Blue Jays took on Philadelphia. However, we decided to have a slight diversion before going to the game. We have decided that this would be Hall of Fame weekend and a short distance from Rogers Centre is the Hockey Hall of Fame. As a big hockey fan I couldn’t wait to check out all of the history of the Stanley Cup. The one thing I really wanted to see was to read about the 1917 Stanley Cup champion, the Seattle Metropolitans, the first American city to lay claim to the Stanley Cup. There was so much to see from Maurice Richard to Gordie Howe to Wayne Gretzky to Mario Lemeiux and on and on. But we had to cut the visit off so that we could take the short 700-meter trip to Rogers Centre for our assigned task, today’s game. Once we got to the stadium it was time to taste the Canadian cuisine. I spent my time eating at the Roundhouse Carvery and Bar. That filled me up and should get me back across the border before I feel the need to eat. Game details to follow along with the trip from Toronto to Cleveland once we get to Cleveland.
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