Halifax

Our first day in Halifax was largely spent resting and catching up on laundry. We did get out for a few hours to explore. We made our way up the large hill that dominates the downtown landscape. Halifax is and has long been a major port for Canada due to it's large, ice-free harbor. To protect this resource a series of citadels have occupied the top of this hill.

The next day we went to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, which had hundreds of ship models of every kind. There were also special exhibits on tug boats, the Titanic, and the Halifax Explosion. The Halifax Explosion occured in 1917 as a result of a ship collision with another vessel carrying war time explosives. 2000 people died and 9000 were injured. It remains the largest man-made accidental explosion to date. The exhibit was both interesting and tragic.





While in Halifax we wandered around the Public Gardens, heard bagpipes play, walked around the university, and drank in an Irish Pub. We relaxed and reflected, and tried to prepare ourselves for returning to our lives back home. We are going to miss the Maritimes and there is a part of us that wants to stay. But the part of us that misses our pets and realizes that vacations are less fun without a source of income won out, so tomorrow we return home.




Thanks for traveling with us!


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