Photos from Nova Scotia - Part IV
Way back in mid-July, I was in Nova Scotia visiting family in the countryside, and I spent some time in Halifax as well. I explored town a bit on my own, because in past years I've always been too young or too busy to really look around. When I wasn't walking, I was usually sitting in a cafe on Spring Garden Road, a main street in central Halifax.
The Tall Ships were in this year, so I went down to the harbour and had a look at them.
Georges Island, seen from the shore, once housed Acadiens being processed for deportation.
I was quite curious to find out what this little boat was up to, and why two people were sleeping on it. It was 7:23am so I can understand why they were asleep, but wasn't sure why they were sleeping on their boat instead of somewhere a bit more comfortable or warm. What I didn't know was that they had only arrived from Boston at 1am and were about to cross the Atlantic, successfully, setting several Guinness World Records.
Many people forget that basketball was invented by a Canadian. This ship has a basketball player on the front. No, that is not a globe he's holding, it's a basketball.
The HMCS Sackville, an old WWII corvette from the Canadian Navy, including artwork illustrating its supposed prowess at hunting German U-boats:
The Bluenose II, a replica of the once-fastest schooner in the world, the Bluenose, which is featured on the Canadian 10-cent coin:
More boats:
My dad's cousin's husband built Theodore Tugboat's hat:
Not a boat:
My sister's boyfriend Matt picked me up in the afternoon to drive back to the countryside, and on our way we stopped for a coffee. While I may not be the number one car parking expert in the world, I'm relatively certain that this driver is worse than me. Partly occupying 4 spots with one car and it's not even a Hummer:
Grandma is a terrific baker, and she never seems to stop cooking. These bread rolls were amazing!
On the 19th, before leaving Nova Scotia with Jos and Matt:
Next up: Roadtrip to Québec!
The Tall Ships were in this year, so I went down to the harbour and had a look at them.
Georges Island, seen from the shore, once housed Acadiens being processed for deportation.
I was quite curious to find out what this little boat was up to, and why two people were sleeping on it. It was 7:23am so I can understand why they were asleep, but wasn't sure why they were sleeping on their boat instead of somewhere a bit more comfortable or warm. What I didn't know was that they had only arrived from Boston at 1am and were about to cross the Atlantic, successfully, setting several Guinness World Records.
Many people forget that basketball was invented by a Canadian. This ship has a basketball player on the front. No, that is not a globe he's holding, it's a basketball.
The HMCS Sackville, an old WWII corvette from the Canadian Navy, including artwork illustrating its supposed prowess at hunting German U-boats:
The Bluenose II, a replica of the once-fastest schooner in the world, the Bluenose, which is featured on the Canadian 10-cent coin:
More boats:
My dad's cousin's husband built Theodore Tugboat's hat:
Not a boat:
My sister's boyfriend Matt picked me up in the afternoon to drive back to the countryside, and on our way we stopped for a coffee. While I may not be the number one car parking expert in the world, I'm relatively certain that this driver is worse than me. Partly occupying 4 spots with one car and it's not even a Hummer:
Grandma is a terrific baker, and she never seems to stop cooking. These bread rolls were amazing!
On the 19th, before leaving Nova Scotia with Jos and Matt:
Next up: Roadtrip to Québec!
posted by PhotoDiarist at 22:00
1 Comments:
cool photos brother brother! I really like how that dinky little boat had people sleeping in it who wanted to cross the Atlantic. Pretty frickentastic!
I can't wait to see all the photos you've taken since then!
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