Halifax and beyond

If you are viewing this without reading yesterday, I'll give you a moment to go back to catch up.

We had a rotten time with the Internet in Halifax so both blogs are written tonight. Yesterday's was easy to write because I had already done it twice (unable to save!) Arghhhhh.....

OK - so here is today's report. Great weather - blue skies and mild temperature from the get go.
We were tired of eating continental breakfasts on Styrofoam plates and opted for a restaurant. We went to a bank and exchanged some money to Canadian. Nuff said about that.

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic was our first stop and we spent several hours there going through some wonderful exhibits. I did not realize how important Halifax was i the shipping business. Halifax was also the headquarters of the rescue ships that went out after the Titanic disaster (one of my favorite things). (They were actually fishing boats, etc. that were accustomed to the North Atlantic. A special movie (3D glasses) and so much more to see. At least 125 unknown victims were buried here in Halifax. For those who are interested I am going to have a Titanic anniversary party in April - 100 years - and we'll eat the same dinner. RSVP.

Another large display was of the 1917 explosion here in the harbor where a ship loaded with ammunition collided with another ship and caught fire. Eventually it blew to smithereens and took most of the town with it, killing thousands. The method of identifying the dead bodies from the Titanic was used again in that disaster - tagging the bodies and numbering everything that belonged to that person (if possible).

To cheer ourselves, we got pizza and ate on the pier where it was quite windy but still a marvelous day to be out and about. Street musicians (including the saxophonist playing it upside down and behind his back) and all sorts of shops and eateries line the dock area.

The Citadel sits high above the city and we drove up there and parked our car. It was twice as windy up there but nice. The fort had been built to protect this area (and harbor) from the Americans, believed to pose the biggest threat at the time. It obviously has a great view. Timing is everything and we got to see the changing of the guard.

We left Halifax and drove to Caribou to take the ferry to Prince Edward Island over the Northumberland strait! As I said, timing is everything, and we just missed the 4:30 ferry. It was still there, but once they close their hatch they don't open it for anything. So - we turned around and went to find petrol and then came back to line up for the 6:15 ferry. There was a little restaurant there where a lot of people wait around. (We're lucky it wasn't the last ferry of the day!)Not knowing the schedule we couldn't be too upset about it. We read and kindled (Mah-Jongh). When we boarded we were paarked on the upper level (this one was a big sucker), but then moved upstairs again to the TV lounge area. At some point into the ride my husband asked if I wanted to move because he thought a lady was going to throw up. About that time, she moaned and groaned and then passed out. We thought "That's three!" (The broken leg lady, the fall off the bus lady and now this). The call went out - "Is there a doctor on board?" and a first responder and a nurse popped out of the woodwork. Slipped to the floor, cold cloths,etc, - such excitement - she rallied . Then we heard them tell the driver to" step on it" and as a result we got to PEI ahead of schedule. The ambulance was there to whisk her away.

Our ride (now dark- again) took us through hill and vale and so we are about to lay our heads down for the night at the Stanley Bridge Resort - resort sounds a little big for their britches, but it seems nice , although we had to come to the common area to use the laptop. We'll see what it looks like in the morning. We should be near Green Gables and more. Bye for now. TD
PS-We ahave had trouble getting pictures on the blog - but don't worry -we'll keep trying and if unable we'll bore you with them at home (smile)