We arrived in Halifax on Thursday. Staying at the Woodhaven RV Park in Hammond Plains. We're located about 20 minutes from downtown Halifax. As commercial campgrounds go it's rather nice. Wooded sites with a degree of privacy between sites.
On Friday morning we drove to Peggy's Cove; a local fishing community where the residents have earned their living from the sea since 1811. At present there are about 50 descendants of the original settlers still living in Peggy's Cove. The lighthouse is thought to be among the most photographed objects in Canada. It houses a post office. We mailed post cards from the lighthouse.
In the afternoon we went to the Point Pleasant Park located south of Halifax. This area has been used for different defence installations since the mid 1700's. We all took a nice long walk. Along the way we toured the Prince of Wales Martello Tower National Historic Monument. The Martello Tower was built by the order of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, in 1796-97 to help protect British gun batteries in Halifax. We ate lunch in a parking area located next to Halifax Shipping Terminal. Watched as they loaded a huge container ship. Very interesting operation.
We headed back to the campground about 4pm in order to avoid the Halifax rush hour traffic.
We drove the camper into downtown Halifax on both Saturday & Sunday mornings. It was tight but we found a great parking place overlooking the harbor. On Saturday morning we went to the Farmers Market. Said to be the oldest such operation in North America. There were dozens of booths selling prepared food, veggies, cloths, jewelery, on & on. Bought a wonderful cinnamon bun & a croissant. After the market, we spent all of both days enjoying the 21st annual Halifax International Busker Festival, a Show without Walls. A busker is a street performer. They were from all over the world; Australia, Ecuador, Japan, The Netherlands, The US and, of course, Canada. There were six "stages" which were really just open areas along the Halifax boardwalk. All during the day there were different acts on each stage. Among the performers were jugglers, acrobats, mimes, magicians, etc. Two photos are included. The Halifax Waterfront is quite the place. Restaurants, shops, museums, historic displays, etc. On Sunday we had lunch at an Irish Pub downtown. I had liver & onions served with small purple potatoes. Per the menu, liver & onions is typical "Pub Grub". Carol had a pasta dish. Not very Irish but very tasty. We had two wonderful days in Halifax.
When I was in the Navy, I visited Halifax for a few days. Probably about 1970. At this point, I don't remember anything about the visit.
