Autumn
in Canada
#8
Monday,
October 6, 2019
Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
Janet is feeling much better this morning. She even had a
regular breakfast! We were 2 hours late getting into port due to bad weather
last night. The captain of our ship couldn’t get a pilot boat to guide us into
the harbor so we had to wait. We went back to our cabin and watched out our
window as we entered Halifax.
There was a very nice boardwalk we decided to enjoy the
coast. It was 57F windy, cold but sunny.
It drizzled a little bit. You could feel the northeast autumn coming in strong
with the strong gusts.
We learned
a lot about Halifax as we walked
reading the many plaques along the way. Now it's a major business center and
known for its maritime history. Waterfront warehouses are known as the Historic
Properties remain from Halifax’s days as a trading center for privateers during the War of 1812. We didn't know
the difference between pirates and privateers. The plaques explained that
privateers were armed ships owned and officered by private individuals but authorized
for use in war, especially in the capture of enemy merchant shipping. How about
that!
Along the route, there was a touching tribute to the families that had been separated
while the husband set off to America for a better life. It was sweet.
Across the bay, there was Georges Island with a distinct
lighthouse. There was an old fort, Fort
Charolette, named for King George III's wife, Charolette, 1755-1763 during the
French and Indian war. Later the fort was used as a prison for expelled
Acadians. The lighthouse was built in 1917 and still in use.
The city is like
any other city except for extremely tall skyscrapers that looked like apartment
buildings. We walked to the Maritime Museum which we had planned to see. But by
the time we found it we were exhausted. Bill’s excursion yesterday to Bar
Harbor, and Acadia Nt. Park took a lot out of him, and Janet was just getting
over a major bout of intestinal distress. So we walked back the ship, about a two-mile walk round trip.
Poutine
We noticed every fast food place on the island was
selling Poutine. They are French fries with brown-gray, and cheese.
Apparently, they are very popular among the locals.
We went to Tea on the ship at
3:30 serving small sandwiches, sweetbreads, and the most amazing pastries!
We dressed for the evening,
and headed for the library spent an hour reading (Janet began One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
and Bill began reading If you lived here...I'd
know Your Name by Heather Lende) with hot chocolate by the window. The
sunset was amazing
We heard violin and piano music
playing in the Queen’s Lounge and headed there to enjoy the pre-dinner music. It
was lovely
Before we knew it, our
reservations were ready at the Pinnacle Café. The food and atmosphere were
exceptional. We dined for 1-1/2 hours! A real first for us.
We finished at 8:30 and
decided to see the 9:30 comedy show. We headed back to the library to read again until the
show started. The show starred comedian Michael Somerville, he appeared with
David Letterman, "6 times, 8 if you include re-runs". He was very
good, we both laughed quite a bit.
Got back to our cabin, all
made up with new towels. We had most
unusual towel object on your bed. Looked like an animal body with...no head!?!
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