WEDNESDAY 18th JULY 2012.
After four relaxing and calm sea days through the North Atlantic in fog
shrouded weather we berthed at Halifax in Nova Scotia to a clear and sunny day
of about 23 degrees. The ship’s fog horn was sounded continuously during the trip,
but we were lucky that no icebergs were encountered. Although during the first
day out of Iceland the ship’s captain advised that some icebergs were only
60kms away.
As our visit to Halifax was restricted to a half day tour, our land
excursion only took in a Coastal Scenic Drive and a visit to a small seaside
village of Peggy’s Cove, about an hours run from Halifax. Beforehand we were a
bit apprehensive about the trip as we were told that the area around Peggy’s
Cove was prone to fog and white outs some 300 days of the year. However we were
extremely lucky as was a clear and beautiful sunny day.
Halifax is a nice well set out city built around the harbour shore. It
has boardwalks along the foreshores and it is very easy to get around to see
the local sites. The countryside around Halifax is green as green can be, with
small undulating hilly areas and pine forests. The coastline is full of small idyllic
coves one of which was Peggy’s Cove.
Peggy’s Cove is a small fishing village with a permanent population of
only 50 people. It is a very pretty area on the coast and famous for its
lobster fishing, and having the oldest working lighthouse on the Halifax and
Atlantic Coast. The tour filled in the afternoon and gave us a good view of the
countryside and the city of Halifax.
Our next port of call is New York where we will berthed overnight.
Really looking forward to this one.
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