Blogs from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America - page 21

All aboard L'Ocean! Cross CAnada train trip starts Quebec City first. I stayed at the hostel right up until check out since I didn't have any last minute errands to run. Well except to buy some snacks for the train but that could wait since the grocery store is right beside the train station. So I checked out. Got my $5 key deposit back and was on my way to the train station to check in one of my bags. Then I headed over to the Atlantic Superstore for some snax...fruit, crackers, buns, a bit of chocolate, a magazine and $20 later (!) I was walking back to the train station. I guess I over did it with the fruit. :) 10:57 Checked out of the hostel and I'm out the door 11:04 I have my ... read more

Wet and soggy day Been like this for four days now. Where has the sun gone? Well, this is my last full day here in Halifax so I am going to make the most of it. I'll walk along Spring Garden Road and all the shops and eateries. Perhaps make my way to either the art gallery or the Maritime Museum and hopefully by then I won't be too much of a drowned rat. Speaking of rat, I saw a dead one in the middle of the sidewalk the other day. All stiff and laying on it's back. It was disgusting! Anyhoo, as I was saying, I'll walk around Halifax today and explore the City some more in all this wet and rainy glory... BTW, I have a temporary "internet only" library card here in Halifax ... read more

Pissing down with rain Lazy day of sleeping in Arrival of fall. It was a pretty subdued day today. I found out that Maria's (from NYC) dad passed away yesterday. Really puts a damper on the day... I basically slept in today and had little motivation to get up this morning because I could hear the rains pelting down on the window and didn't feel much like walking about in the rain and getting all soaked. So I just spent some time in the TV room/common room doing some reading, writing, chatting and zoning out in front of the TV. The only time I ventured out was to get some foods to eat. Oh what an exciting day. HAHA ... read more

Two hours of biking Tour round the island and saw Anne of Green Gables! We started out about an hour behind schedule since there were quite a few people with hangovers. Or rather they were still feeling a bit drunk considering they had just stopped drinking about four hours earlier. lol We ended up having a sit down breakfast at a nice little place in Cavendish instead of grabbing a bit to eat at the Tim Horton's. It’s always nice to be able to have a leisurely breakfast instead of rushing around all the time. From breakfast we headed across the street to the local Petro Canada station where our rental bikes were waiting for us. Can you believe that we were only charged $6 for 2 hours! Awesome! We rode along the Cavendish Trail which ... read more

Back in Canada Tim Horton's, Ice Hockey, Toques Canadiana. Since my sleep schedule has been put off the last two days in the sense that I’ve gone to bed after 3AM, I thought I might as well stay up instead of going to sleep before my flight to Halifax. Departure time for Toronto is at 6:20, so that meant having to leave for the airport just before 4AM. Yowzers! Thank goodness I was chatting with Lainie til about 3AM...that really helped me to stay awake. It's a great thing that Anita will be able to bring some of my stuff back to Vancouver when she visits next. Therefore I have been able to keep my checked in backpack less than 30lbs (I think that's about 13.5kg.) which is great! If only I could have travelled that ... read more