Saturday was a "we're in the big city" day! and we did so without actually getting lost! Our first stop was down the freeway, a couple of hills and dales, to Costco for a few items..we have to be somewhat careful of what food we purchase as we will be heading into the US in the next week. However, once we had our Costco fix, we went to Zeller's, Home Sense, Value Village, Lee Valley (another deadly stop!), hardware store and a few other interesting little stores along the way. It was a good day for it too: overcast, cool, rainy and windy. Our timing for when we returned to the bus was perfect. We just got in when the skies really opened up so were warm and comfy inside for the rest of the late afternoon and evening.
Sunday morning weather was much the same. Dale decided early to go to church and I decided it was time to catch up on ironing and a few chores that were overdue for attention. Took advantage of the quiet and listened to a few more spanish language tapes in an effort to learn a few words to be able to converse (in a very limited fashion of course) for when we are in the Honduras. When Dale returned he advised he had actually been to two churches. The first one, Weslyan Church ended at 10:45 so he went over to the Full Gospel Church and enjoyed a second service and some great music.
Got ourselves organized and drove to Peggy's Cove and surrounding areas. A beautiful drive, probably the prettiest coastal drive we have taken all this trip. With the weather being cooler/overcast, the traffic was relatively light and the tourist areas were not over run. Peggy's Cove is a very charming, tiny, definitely eastern, coastal community. I love the colours of the houses; bright and inviting; probably to ward off the long dreary winters..spots of colours in a fairly bleak landscape. We also went to the Swiss Air Flight 111 memorial, which was only a few kilometers away. The site chosen for the memorial is very peaceful and certainly causes one to stop and reflect. I can understand why a person could feel overwhelmed when standing there, looking out over the waters.
Monday morning was another chance to get a few needed jobs done. Dale built a spare 50amp plug/cord; fixed a cord lamp, re-glued/fixed a drawer front panel. The odd jobs out of the way we headed into downtown Halifax to be tourists for the day. Went down to the waterfront/wharf area and enjoyed many of the sites. Unfortunately, Dale's tummy had been acting up and now came on full time so we hurried ourselves home so he could take care of the upset. We spent the rest of the
late afternoon just relaxing. I had put a chicken carcass and some other chicken pieces on to simmer when we had left so now spent some time making chicken pot pies. A good choice too to help Dale's tummy...must say it was good!
Heavy rains overnight...love the sound of the rain on the roof, and throughout the early part of the morning. We waited for awhile then were able to once again head into Halifax. Took a different route this day; weaving in and out of streets to see the different architecture and neighbourhoods. Every city is so unique and has its own "feeling".
Down to the waterfront and area and by the Citadel..Dale wasn't feeling up to walking so we instead drove more of the streets and "oh gee", we wound up at the "Nova Scotia Casino"...made a donation since Lady Luck wasn't on our side, and then enjoyed a lovely dinner overlooking the harbour. Once again, a different route home as it started to get dusky. A lot of the trees are starting to turn colour and there is a real "feel" of autumn in the air...early winter???
Home again and all is well..a movie is waiting so we'll go and put our feet up.
Hope everyone is doing great..be in touch soon....till next time.
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