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Brief Stop Home
I think Jim and I are pretty good travelers but man, oh man, our own bed sure felt good that first night we climbed into it! Well, and every night since then, too. Am I getting old? Resistant to change? Is the draw of comfort, family, friends, home, vegetables/good coffee/chocolate so powerful that it will create inertia? Possibly, but not likely.
As we prepare to leave for New Zealand, I sit here watching and listening to Tropical Storm Sandy. It was a full moon ...
Peggys Cove and Lunenburg
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If you drive a bit more then you will find a cranberry farm where you can pick your own. We tried it and with the amount we could make some nice sort of puree. The cranberries are very ************ so unless you cook them and add sugar there are almost inedible.
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Explosions and Bluenoses
... Halifax played a big part in the rescue and recovery mission with a few cable ships going to pick up survivors while at the same time bringing the dead here to bury. Many of the dead were either lost or buried at sea, whilst some were buried at other places including Halifax. They also had exhibits on the Halifax Explosion, Golden Age of Sail and plenty of models.
It was time for lunch so we walked up the hill to a pub called Maxwell’s Plum where ...
It is done but not quite done at the same time
... were all there - Jo from Wisconsin, Bob (Kate) from England, Meredith from Boston, Georgie from South Africa, Nadja from Ottowa and Cheri from Toronto. The best surprise visitor was Jimmy from Australia. Jimmy was the guy who had fallen 150 feet at Pitcairn and almost died. He looked great and is able to get around really well for all the broken bones he had. Also on the dock was WT who had left us suddenly in Grenada and Logan who had to leave for medical reasons in Cape ...
Halifax in 6 hours
Today was our whirlwind tour of Halifax. We started at the Citadel and took a guided tour which finished with the firing of the noon cannon. Everyone is in costume, so it was pretty cool. Our second costumed tour was of Alexander Keith's brewery. We tried a couple of beers as a part of the tour, ...