RHS'69
Fall Canadian Cruise - Day 5
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Day 5 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
One last tip about packing...
Shoes take up a lot of room and they don't squish.
Take advantage of that space by stuffing things in your empty shoes: underwear or socks or whatever will fit.
It's a good idea to put your shows in plastic bag. Remember the soles are dirty.
Ladies - you don't really need a different pair of shows for each outfit. Find something that goes with everything and just take those. Throw in a good pair of walking shoes too for those shore excursions.
If you have some room, a small brush and some shoe wax will keep you looking great.
All about your Shoes
Capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, over 400,000 people live here. Halifax is a major economic center with a large concentration of government services and companies in agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, natural gas extraction and tourism.
Halifax was founded in 1749 and saw one of the greatest disasters in Canadian history in 1917 when two ships carrying munitions collided in the harbor. The resulting explosion killed about 2,000 people and injured nearly 9,000 others.
We took the Hop On Hop Off bus to tour the city.
We hopped off at the Maritime Museum.
The museum displayed all this year's hurricanes that hit the Atlantic Ocean.
Michael is listed too.
There were two World events that involved Halifax. The first in December. 6, 1912, two ships collided at the mouth of the river and caught fire. The French freighter was loaded to the max with munitions, heading back for World War I.
In 20 minutes, the ship exploded, destroying the entire port and neighborhood city, killing 3,000 people and injuring over 8,000.
It is recorded as the largest man made explosion, second to the Hiroshima bomb.
Next, Halifax was the main port to receive the survivors and bodies from the Titanic. There are many artifacts from the Titanic at the museum. There is a Titanic cemetery where many are buried.
In the photo, Wendy is sitting on a replica deck chair from the Titanic.
Back to the Norwegian Gem and it's dinner time. We hit up the on-board teppanyaki restaurant where we did our best to try everything on the menu.
Got to work off the calories, so we move to top floor at the Spinnaker Lounge.
Once again we will do our best to be the last ones standing.
Color changes usually start in mid-September when the nights get colder. Just not yet.
We're looking for this...
and seeing this.
Seems we're a couple of weeks early.
Day 6 - Saint John in the Bay of Fundy awaits...
Autumn is arriving and on the mainland that means the leaves are starting to change color.
What better time for a cruise to check it out.
RHS'69 Reunion chair Vincent Yim and his wife Wendy are off cruising eastern Canada and U.S. to watch the leaves turn for Autumn.
