Halifax Nova Scotia
We arrived in port early morning today after a smooth overnight sailing from Bar Harbor Maine. The Queen Mary 2 docked today so we had to short walk off the ship and smooth walk through Canadian customs. We stopped at the local information booth to find out what to do and see in Halifax. We asked the prices of taxis and were told that they were posted outside the terminal. We walked out and discovered a 3-hour tour to Peggy’s Cove would cost about $135 we decided to take this tour.
Once we were on the road our river took us to the first stop of the tour, which was Anchor memorial.
In 1917 there was a collision of two munitions ships in the harbor over 2000 people lost their lives in the resulting explosion. The photo below is of an anchor from one of the ships and was found a distance of 2.5 miles from the explosion.
Tim and Diane at Anchor Memoral
Our next stop was Peggy’s Cove, which has a population of 32. This area is the remnants of a glacier and is very barren. We stopped at the lighthouse pictured below and did some picture taking and shopping. Tim purchased a small print from a local artist and Diane purchased some magnets to place on our over crowded refrigerator at home.
Peggy's Cove Light House
Before we left Peggy’s Cove our driver asked us if we were interested in having a fresh lobster the cost for two whole lobsters under $20 we decided that we could split one lobster. He ordered a 2-pound lobster for us and told us that it would take about 20 minutes.
We left Peggy’s cove and drove to a memorial site of Swiss Air 111 honoring the people who lost their lives in 1998 when the aircraft had a fire in the cockpit and crashed about 8 miles offshore. The photo below is of that monument.
We left Peggy’s cove and drove to a memorial site of Swiss Air 111 honoring the people who lost their lives in 1998 when the aircraft had a fire in the cockpit and crashed about 8 miles offshore. The photo below is of that monument.
After leaving the monument we drove to our lunch site, which was a little building next to the water with picnic tables outside. We arrived it time to see the owner displaying a 15-pound lobster, which he explained that they would have to return to the sea due to his size. No one had a pot big enough to cook it in. He also displayed a 9-pound lobster.
We waited about 5 minutes after arriving at the lunch spot to eat our lobster. Our lunch was a 2.5-pound beauty with two bottles of water. The total cost was $20.24. We left very happy and with full tummies.
We waited about 5 minutes after arriving at the lunch spot to eat our lobster. Our lunch was a 2.5-pound beauty with two bottles of water. The total cost was $20.24. We left very happy and with full tummies.
Our lunch
Our next stop was back to the port. A word of warning to you if you’re traveling to Halifax and want to take a tour. Get a firm price for the tour. Our driver said because we stopped for lobster it was an additional charge bringing the total from $135 to $180. This put a big dent in our budget.
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