We have just dropped Lori and Ben off at the Airport, so we are on our own again and we have been gone for 2 months already. We have travelled over 11,000 Km and have seen amazing things and met some great people.
We have fully enjoyed having Shauna, Lori and Ben coming out and joining us for a few weeks.
The weather the past week with Lori and Ben has been raining, so that put a bit of a damper on what to do. We still traveled around Nova Scotia for the week and found things to do.
We spent the day at Halifax Harbour
One of the many ships that were docked at the Harbour
There was a demonstration of glass blowing which we all found interesting
City of Halifax taken from the Harbour
A clock tower
Navy ships docked at port
Not knowing a lot about Halifax, Ben, Lori, Doug and I decided to take a tour on a Hopper Bus
This vehicle goes both on land and on water of which Ben fully enjoyed. We learned a lot about Halifax and the Harbour.
Ben found some friends. These guys were collecting money for Prostrate Cancer, their costumes are all home made and it was a very hot day standing out in the sun. Good for them!
Now I don't think you can visit Nova Scotia without going to Lunenburg to see the Blue Nose.
The first Blue Nose burned to the ground, and then they rebuilt it. So that is why it is called the
Blue Nose 11. It was at dock getting repairs on its propeller, we could go right up to it, but were not allowed to go on it.
This is a beautiful tall ship and it great shape.
Now, Lori and Ben taught Doug and I all about Geo-Caching. Geo-Caching is like a modern day treasure hunting. They have a APP on their phone that shows them if there are any hidden Geo-Caches hidden nearby. These are hidden all over the world, and some are very small and are just log books you sign, and some are larger with little treasures in them. They can be hidden in trees, hidden under rocks and anywhere you can think of. If you find one with a treasures in it, you take what you want and and leave something behind for the next person. After you find a Geo-Cache you go back to web site and enter that you found it along with the date. We all went Geo-Caching when we had a few minutes and Ben loved finding all the different treasures. See you can teach old dogs new tricks!
This Geo-Cache was found under a bridge not far from "Darlene the friendly Dragon"
We stopped at a information place, and saw all this sea foam in the water.
Sea foam that looks like snow and Ice
An Osprey sitting on her nest, she had one chick she was feeding.
In the Maritimes, they have "Kitchen Parties", which means, a bunch of people who can sing and play instruments get together and play for the shear enjoyment and the love of music. Doug, Ben and I went to one at a town near where we were camping. We enjoyed the music, there were 2 guitars, one african drum, mandolin, organ and a harmonica. They could all sing well (ok a little better than me).
Ben posing with some Art work he found outside a house
So the weather has now cleared up, and Doug and I are off to Cape Breton to see the Cabet trail for a week or so.
So until next week - keep healthy and safe
Lori, Ben, Doug and I
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