Dunedin, Florida - Home of the Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Site

Torontonians love their sports teams. We love our Blue Jays, Toronto’s baseball team.

I still remember vividly the excitement and enthusiasm the Jays created in Toronto when they won the world’s series in the 1992-93 series.

They won back to back championship and we went crazy in Toronto.

I was absolutely delighted when I found out that while we were visiting Florida, we were actually very close to Dunedin, the Toronto Blue Jays annual spring training ground.

After our visit to Honeymoon Island, we drove to Dunedin.  With a population of around 35,000 people, it is not a big city at all.

Dunedin is a charming picturesque city with a quaint village feel to it.

There is a lot of green space in the downtown area.

Within the small Dunedin downtown area, we came across three beautiful parks.

Edge Water Park, Dunedin, Florida

Armston Park, Dunedin, Florida

    




Dunedin is different from the resort towns that we have visited on this trip. It has a more relaxed life style.



















We were surprised to see a gentleman driving in his golf cart in the downtown area. No one shouted at him in profanity. There was no road rage.

Colourful signs reminded me of playful children and adults nearby.

Everyone takes things easy in this pretty town.

There is an old train track turned into a beautiful bike trail running through the middle of downtown.  

There is also a beautiful 4 mile long waterfront.

Many yachts and service boats moored along the dock.      
                                                                              

It was well after lunchtime by the time we got there.

There was no lack of choices to get a bite to eat.

Since Dunedin has  a rich Scottish background, we wanted to try some Scottish food and  looked for a Scottish restaurant.

Irish Potato Salad

We did find the Flannigan Pub and tried some Irish pub food there.

                 

Irish Tacos

We had Irish potato salad, Irish Tacos, and Irish potato skins. They were all delicious!

Dunedin is a beautiful town with  many sidewalk cafes, unobstructed view of the waterfront,  many parks and green space.

No wonder the Toronto Blue Jays  has been coming  to this city every spring for their annual spring training since 1977.





















The Toronto Blue Jays has recently  signed with the city of Dunedin for another 25 year lease to continue using the Dunedin Stadium as their training site.

It is a good decision!

We were glad that we visited this charming city and saw where our beloved Blue Jays Baseball Team call home eves spring!





R.T.
Dunedin
Florida, USA