Last Day in Halifax

We decided, as we had a long drive ahead of us the next day, to explore downtown Halifax. Al and Jacqueline picked us up and we started by booking an afternoon sailboat cruise of the harbour. We had a choice of two ships, one called the 'Mar' and the other the 'Silva'. Obviously, we chose the 'Mar'!

We had time for a stroll around the historic harbour front and grab a bite to eat before the cruise. I tried a beer from the only local brewer that I had yet to sample, Alexander Keith's. I ordered a Pale Ale and what I got looked like a lager. Not only that, it tasted like Budweiser. So one to avoid.

The harbour cruse was great - really relaxing - and the weather was very warm. On the return to shore we had a quick tilt round the Maritime Museum which was well worth a visit, especially to get some more information on the Halifax Explosion of 1917.

That evening we took Bill and Fiona out for dinner to say 'Thank You' for putting us up and we ended up at a restaurant where the waiter must have been trained by Manuel from Fawlty Towers. He spilt my drink when he was serving it, a couple of minutes later he dropped something else and a few minutes later there was another clatter and some cutlery hit the floor. Despite this, the food was pretty good.

After dinner Bill and Fiona suggested a walk round the local park - it was closed! Obviously the caretaker wanted an early night.