Halifax, Nova Scotia, part 2

July 18, 2016

A Lunch Adventure

Dave has learned that employees at visitors centers won’t usually recommend places to eat in general, but that they will answer specific questions like “Where can we find a gluten-free menu?”.  We took a young man’s suggestion and had a delicious lunch at Wooden Monkey in downtown Halifax.

[It may be helpful to know that Jane has been advised in the past to pay attention to how she gets into places so that she will be able to get out of them later.] After lunch, Jane excused herself to use the restroom but found the door stuck when she started to leave.  No lock was engaged, but the door was blocked somehow at the top.  She knocked on the door hoping a staff member would hear.  No answer.  Using her cell phone, she called the restaurant.  Voice mail.  She knocked again, more loudly and with a steady rhythm.  A waitress heard and asked what was wrong.  Jane explained and the waitress quickly clarified with four words that Jane does need to pay attention how she gets to places:  “It’s a pocket door”.  Once Jane stopped pushing outward and pushed to the left, the door easily slid open.

The Tall Ship Silva

This Caravan-sponsored excursion didn’t make our list of favorites, but it was interesting to motor around the harbor in a tall ship.  Here is a borrowed photo of the Silva.

Views from the Silva:

             A marine version of Thomas the Train?

Back on shore, Dave toured a Colombian naval ship, the Gloria.  The crew spoke little English but were welcoming and friendly.

Alexander Keith’s Brewery Tour

Alexander Keith’s was founded in 1820 and the tour through a restored 19th century working brewery included demonstrations of early and modern brewing techniques.  Samples were available, including a Lunenburg ale that was flavored with chocolate and coffee as well as Keith’s signatrure India Pale Ale.  Pub music and games were demonstrated.  One of the three songs performed was Northwest Passage about the Franklin expedition.  Keith’s is now controlled by Labatt which is a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch.

Geocache

We visited the oldest geocache in Canada during some free time.  It’s near Chester, Nova Scotia and is in the center of a large, wooded highway cloverleaf.

             This cache is so popular, a trail sign has been placed just out of sight of the road.

             Indian pipes on the trail to the cache.

Found it!

             Logging the cache.