Blogs from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America
Zuid Nova Scotia en Halifax -vanaf 20 februari-
Published: May 4th 2012North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Halifax
May 4th 2012
In de haven van Digby aangekomen hadden we de keuze om vijf kilometer met onze tassen te lopen of een taxi te nemen naar de bushalte. We kozen voor de taxi. We zaten maar vijf minuten bij de bushalte te wachten toen de bus eraan kwam. We vroegen de chauffeur welke richting hij opreed en hij vertelde ons dat hij de andere kant opging dan dat wij wilden gaan en dat we dus het beste nog even een uur konden wachten tot hij terug kwam. Er rijdt op deze route namelijk maar één bus. De types in de bus deden ons een beetje plat aan en we waren bang dat we weer bij een conservatief stelletje terecht zouden komen, zoals toen in Pincher Creek. We werden opgehaald bij de bushalte door een nogal vreemd uitziende man ... read more
April 18th 2012
After Cove, Ireland, my next favourite place in the world now is Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deb described Canada as being: “Just like USA without the steroids”. The Canadian “natives” are friendly; the place is relaxed, it’s easy to get around and feels safe. Halifax is an industrial city and not what you’d call picturesque, that is except for the port itself where our ship, Balmoral, docked from Monday 6pm to Tuesday 6pm. Keen to stand on firm ground again asap, Debbie & Damian, Ian & Jenny (from Canberra), Don & I couldn’t wait to disembark as soon as we docked. We took a brisk walk along the boardwalk to a steakhouse, where we sat down and tucked into huge, fresh, steaks. While on the subject of “fresh”, I’ll add here that with Halifax being a ... read more
April 18th 2012
Hey check this out - we got to see icebergs!! And penquins too. Where are we?? lol... read more
April 17th 2012
April 17th 2012 – Halifax, Nova Scotia Here we are – in Halifax, Nova Scotia!! We arrived in Halifax yesterday afternoon, to everyone's immense glee. We have just finished 7 days straight at sea, and it's safe to say we were all itching to get off the Balmoral for a while! The entry to Halifax is very picturesque, with the inlet lined with massive homes – however this soon gave way to a very commercial shipping area. It didn't matter, we were so glad to be here! A small pipe band was there to greet the ship, which was lots of fun. Disembarking the ship with our new friends Ian & Jen (from Canberra) and Don & Joc, we entered Pier 21 which is a mass of market-style shops which were open late especially for us. ... read more
October 29th 2011
We have had many anxious inquiries concerning our whereabouts during the “nor’easter” snow storm a few days ago. Amazingly enough, we missed the worst of it. We were in Halifax, and only received rain and big winds, so spent the day at the Maritimes Museum, oblivious to the havoc going on down the East coast. (Our last few days of travel have revealed snow in the ditches, and damage to trees and power lines, but it has been sunny and fairly warm, so was hard to picture 3 feet of snow and blizzard conditions a few days before.) We had a sunny but very windy day at Peggy’s Cove – almost got blown off the rocks at the lighthouse, and then the next day was very calm while we drove down the coast. Touring New Brunswick ... read more
September 29th 2011
We wake up to loud bagpipes playing!! It is 6:50am!! We are in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The bagpipes were a greeting!! Please……Henna—are these relatives of yours? We are awake so we get up, get our lattes and go up on the back deck. It is a partly cloudy day, about 49 degrees. It feels great to me. I am so glad it is cooler. We ate breakfast; say hello to Minnie, Jack, Richard and Janice. They tell us Bobbie, Annie and Denny ordered room service. I get some honey and chamomile tea and we go down to their room to give it to Annie. She is still running a fever and her throat is really sore. The Vicodin did not help. They have just finished breakfast and are getting ready to head off the ship. We ... read more
August 18th 2011
Looks like we are in with a bunch of people from the States. They seem very nice. One fellow arrived in the briefing room last night, took one look at us and said "Oh no, it's the bucket list brigade!" He's old too so it was taken well. Seems like he will be the joker of the party. It is an interesting time in our journey - finding out about our travelling companions. One fellow is what you might call - "mobility challenged". He seems like a good guy. His wife is the organiser and I overheard him saying, "Once she makes up her mind..." Another couple we met on the bus coming from the airport. Don said, "When I grow up I want to do what you are doing!" It doesn't look as if he ... read more
I think I have some photos for you!
Published: August 18th 2011North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » HalifaxAugust 18th 2011
I think (hope) I have had a break-through here....sorry, some step I'm missing - so close! Our love to you anyway.... read more
August 14th 2011
Well....the adventure begins again! Hank and I have arrived safely in Halifax after a very uneventful day of travelling, which is a good thing! Monday morning the driver team met up and we headed for the ferry. Monty and I tossed a coin for the Motorhome. He lost! Joke was on me cause I had to fuel my truck twice as much. Chaulking up the airmiles though! Dawn and I made it to the Ferry just in time...we took the scenic route. Cape Breton island was very beautiful. The ferry ride was about 6 hours. Very smooth tour. It was quite foggy porting in Port Aux Basque but thanks to Hank the Beacon we made it in safely! We spent the night here. We enjoyed a yummy pan fried cod dinner with scrunchins! Tuesday we carried ... read more
Halifax Day 2 - Peggy's Cove, Bounce 101.3, O'Regan's Kia Last Food Drive Stop!!
Published: August 11th 2011North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Halifax
August 10th 2011
Today we got up and left for Peggy's Cove which is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. Before we got there Leith reminded us that there are signs that say Don't Go Past Here and if we did we could possibly slip into the water and most likey die...like many others have. Yaaaa freak us out Leith lol but what he said was true. Peggy's Cove is one of the busiest tourist attractions in Nova Scotia and it took a few tries to get a photo without random people in the background but we did it! It was SUPER windy! Half our photos are with us eating our hair lol but it was worth it! We then ended up taking some great pics ... read more
