Scouter Keith’s friend Bruce Hollowell is head of lifeguard services at Toronto Police Services and led us on a tour of the Marine Unit and a tour of the harbour on a police boat. The oldest boat they have is a beautiful wooden one built in 1939, now only used for special occasions. We also held a horseshoe to officially became a Sea Scout Troop while we were there. Some pictures follow.
Looking back at our wake Looking back at the city after sunset Our Sea Scout epaulets After we got back, the Scouts tried to see how long they could hold their hands in the cold lake water (about 4C) Long checked out the sonar display in the cabin Redpath Sugar and Sugar Beach Looking back at the station from the water as we pulled out Backing out of the boathouse on our way out to the harbour The northern view from the lookout tower Exploring a police boat The divers find lots of facinating bits of history at the bottom of the lake Bruce showed us the drysuits that the police divers use Checking out the diving equipment room Walking through the repair shop Looking down the line of police boats The Marine Unit’s oldest boat.