Harbour Hopper in Halifax

Here we are, about to go on an amphibious adventure!  This cool vehicle is a leftover from the Vietnam War, which has now been put to a better use!  We drove down the street and directly into the harbour - it was now a boat!!  We cruised around the harbour for a while, and then drove back up the boat launch, and did the tour of downtown Halifax.  It was really neat!  Halifax has always been an important port as it rarely freezes, and therefore it has been very important in Canada's history.  The story of the Halifax explosion was especially enlightening, and heart wrenching at the same time.

The Maritime Museum was very interesting - immigration, naval history, the Titanic, pirates, ship wrecks, and all types of sailing vessels.  It had a bit of everything.  There were even two ships in the harbour that you could go tour as part of the exhibit.  David particularly liked the corvette war ship called the Sackville.  It was used in WW II.

We have friends here in Halifax that we have been visiting with - Sean (and Rianna) even babysat their little guy so that we could go out for dinner.  It was a real treat to visit with friends after being "just us" for nine weeks.