Today marks three months since we left Whitehorse. Three months and one province left to go!
I’m sure many of you will look at the post photo and wonder what is wrong … let me tell you straight away that the photo was chosen because of the wrongness … probably about 100 years worth! Those modern day cranes in the background likely make the interpretation folks at Parks Canada grimace. The cranes were hopefully temporary.
The Halifax Citadel is another one of those fort things the English built to first counteract the French and then to deter the Americans should they get it into their heads to try invade. Unlike many of the other spots we have visited, each having their moment of glory before becoming just a footnote in Canadian history, The Citadel has played a strategic role up to and including the Korean conflict. It protects possibly one of the two best harbours in the world and as such, has served in a variety of roles. From counterbalancing the French presence at Fortress of Louisbourg, protecting the citizens of Halifax, signals and communications post, main shipping port in both world wars, The Citadel has served our country well. Today, Parks Canada maintains the fort and provides a variety of interpretive displays in a variety of mediums. We are entertained with the daily noon firing of the cannon before exploring this large site.
After a leisurely bite to eat, we stroll down to the dock with every intention of visiting the Nova Scotia Art Gallery. For some reason though somewhere during our walk to the gallery we both decide we are not all that interested and give it the bypass.
A quick stroll about the wharf while we wait for the ferry and its back to the Neatby’s where we are quickly immersed in packing up for the canoe trip. It’s another wonderful supper before heading back down to the waterfront at dusk to catch the fireworks. Fitting, I think, that Halifax would have a great display of fireworks to mark our half way point in our journey across Canada!
Good job with photographing the fireworks!