Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax, Nova Scotia,

8/20/12
Hey everyone, My mom & I flew out to Halifax on Monday. I got up at 3:45
am MT time and we left Sidney about an hour later to make the drive to
Minot, ND. Our first plane flew out at 11 am. Getting through security
went pretty well. At first though our boarding pass from Minot to
Minneapolis didn't print, but the clerks at the counter figured it out.
We flew to Minneapolis and had to make a quick plane change for our
flight to Toronto. In Toronto we had to get off the plane and head threw
Canadian customs. And then pick up our luggage to be rechecked. We ended
up missing our connecting flight to Halifax because we only had about 45
minutes in between. We got new tickets for a later plane. We arrived in
Halifax around 1130, collected our luggage (which was easy to spot
because both of my xl rolling duffles are bright blue), and then caught
a taxi into Halifax. The airport was 25 miles from downtown Halifax.

8/21/12
Today we checked into the Atlantica Hotel in downtown Halifax. We then
cleaned up in the hotel headed on a walk down to the harbor bay at the
Atlantic Ocean!!! This was super exciting; it made it seem so real that
i will be sailing on this ocean in 2 days! Ahhh! We proceeded to book a
ticket to do the Harbor Hopper tour. I would recommend it to anyone in
Halifax. It is a tour that goes on land and then into the harbor. The
vehicle is amphibious. The tour took us to see downtown Halifax. Most of
the buildings in Halifax have an older feel to them. Seeing ships in the
harbor on the tour made me more excited to see our ship the MV Explorer!
I bought a Halifax magnet at a little shop on the harbor. After the tour
we ate at Split Crow. This was the first restaurant in Halifax to get a
liquor license many years ago. After dinner we made the uphill walk back
to the hotel. My mother complained almost the whole way, even though it
was like a 10-15 minute walk and not too bad. I was so proud of myself
being able to navigate around the town just using a little map! Managed
to make it back to the hotel for a little R & R.

Well until next time,

Amy