Day 1

Welcome to the first day of Mysterium 2004.

The day began with all of the gathered in the hotel lobby (and it’s not a really big lobby!) The first part of the day was open so some chose to go to the mall, some went walking down in the Chinatown area, some went down to the CN tower and still others hung around the hotel greeting newcomers as they arrived. One of those late newcomers was CAGrayWolf who was warmly welcomed by all the Greeters and many non-Greeters alike.

I was part of the CN Tower contingent (about 15 people) which finally got underway around 12noon. Heading down by subway (a new experience for some), we got to the nearest station and made our way to the tower. We all went up to the Lookout Level (1,136ft). The most interesting section here was just below on the Glass Floor! Imagine standing on a floor of glass with nothing but 1,122 feet of nothing below you! It was a bit unnerving but most of us took at least a few tentative steps out over the abyss.

Laser Quest proved to be a challenge not only to play but to get to! We had at least 50 people making their way through two different subway lines and a bus just to get to the facility! Once there everyone enjoyed one, if not two, rousing games of laser tag in the dark maze.

Upon returning to the hotel around 9:30pm many were hungry and so headed out to the 24 hour Golden Griddle across the street. Others, such as myself, headed up to the room to try and catch some sleep before a pretty busy day tomorrow.

- devon