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I'm in tourist central, but that's OK because I'm a tourist.
We flew in yesterday and the day was largely uneventful. I got to spend less then an hour in Toronto, then we hung around Halifax airport for awhile while we waited to send![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
garething's daughter K on to Newfoundland ahead of us. Rented a car from stephtopia's friend J then we went into downtown Halifax to check in at our hotel. Later, we hung out at Freemason's pub with J. We didn't even have to give a secret handshake.
This morning I got up quasi-early for a run along the boardwalk. Basically going from here to here and back. Unfortunately, I ended up bonking about 2/3 of the way through the run and ended up walking ten minutes of the route. This was due to the massive heat and humidity which my body (bred for northern-European winters and raised in the dry treeless wastelands of Alberta) was not used to.
We had breakfast at Cora's with Steph's friends J, C and V. Then we went to Peggy's Cove to check out the lighthouse and the several acres of bare granite that had been worn smooth by millenia of pounding waves. The rocks were quite warm and pleasant to walk on barefoot due to the ambient heat of the day. I offered Gareth a shiny penny to dive into the surf. Strangely he didn't take it.
When we came back, I decided to go to the Maritime museum while G&S opted for some quality time. The Maritime Museum had exhibits on Titanic and the Halifax Explosion. It was nice to see aspects of Titanic (namely Halifax's role in the recovery) that I knew little about. I suspect the others avoided the museum largely so they didn't have to otherwise listen to me pontificate about Titanic (I do go on).
It was my kind of museum. Big enough to be interesting, small enough that I didn't get bored with 300 different coins, or 500 kinds of butterflies.
Afterward, I had lobster at Salty's restaurant. It was good. Almost falling into Halifax harbour - not so good. In the middle, I managed to dump a full glass of ice water into Steph's lap. Normally this would be bad, but it was super hot out.
We (G & I) attempted to go on the harbour hoppers tour, but failed because it was getting late and they needed a minimum of 6 customers. To bad really because the tour is in an amphibious tour bus!
So I took a much-needed soak in the hotel's jacuzzi.
Tomorrow we have an early start and a flight to St. John's. Wish me luck - I'm not sure how many English speaking people I'll encounter.
We flew in yesterday and the day was largely uneventful. I got to spend less then an hour in Toronto, then we hung around Halifax airport for awhile while we waited to send
garething's daughter K on to Newfoundland ahead of us. Rented a car from stephtopia's friend J then we went into downtown Halifax to check in at our hotel. Later, we hung out at Freemason's pub with J. We didn't even have to give a secret handshake.This morning I got up quasi-early for a run along the boardwalk. Basically going from here to here and back. Unfortunately, I ended up bonking about 2/3 of the way through the run and ended up walking ten minutes of the route. This was due to the massive heat and humidity which my body (bred for northern-European winters and raised in the dry treeless wastelands of Alberta) was not used to.
We had breakfast at Cora's with Steph's friends J, C and V. Then we went to Peggy's Cove to check out the lighthouse and the several acres of bare granite that had been worn smooth by millenia of pounding waves. The rocks were quite warm and pleasant to walk on barefoot due to the ambient heat of the day. I offered Gareth a shiny penny to dive into the surf. Strangely he didn't take it.
When we came back, I decided to go to the Maritime museum while G&S opted for some quality time. The Maritime Museum had exhibits on Titanic and the Halifax Explosion. It was nice to see aspects of Titanic (namely Halifax's role in the recovery) that I knew little about. I suspect the others avoided the museum largely so they didn't have to otherwise listen to me pontificate about Titanic (I do go on).
It was my kind of museum. Big enough to be interesting, small enough that I didn't get bored with 300 different coins, or 500 kinds of butterflies.
Afterward, I had lobster at Salty's restaurant. It was good. Almost falling into Halifax harbour - not so good. In the middle, I managed to dump a full glass of ice water into Steph's lap. Normally this would be bad, but it was super hot out.
We (G & I) attempted to go on the harbour hoppers tour, but failed because it was getting late and they needed a minimum of 6 customers. To bad really because the tour is in an amphibious tour bus!
So I took a much-needed soak in the hotel's jacuzzi.
Tomorrow we have an early start and a flight to St. John's. Wish me luck - I'm not sure how many English speaking people I'll encounter.
