The day before the 100th Grey Cup, I went down to City Hall to check out one of the many activities geared toward all the football fans coming into Toronto. It was a sunny but blustery day so I wasn't up for riding the zip-line from City Hall down to Queen Street. But it was fun watching people fly by 700 feet in the air.
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The Calgary Grey Cup Committee was serving pancake breakfasts to a long but brisk line-up. I was actually watching High Steppin Daddy sing some country music up on stage when an organizer thought I was waiting in line. So I found myself receiving some pancake and sausage after only a 2-minute shuffle.
I then signed up for the Canadian Forces obstacle course. The flak jacket and helmet added extra weight and stiffness to the challenge. Sadly, over the 30 minutes that I hung around that festivity, I was the only who tripped and fell on the tires. On the other hand, I was one of the few who were able to quickly finish my push-ups and chin-ups. No women could do the chin-ups without assistance, and many of the men struggled too. But it was probably my slight size and weight, which required much less strength, than any boot-camp fitness on my part.
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Since that insubstantial breakfast wasn't enough, I headed over to Coconut Grove Roti for an outstanding Dal Puri roti and came home loaded with various tchotchke.
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