Next stop was Halifax, a beautiful harbour town/city. Arrived late and hungry, so straight out for food. Chinese was on Kennys taste buds tonight. Being an easy place to navigate, we headed to maritime museum straight after, free admission after 5 on Tuesday nights. I think as I'm getting older, I appreciate and find museums a lot more interesting. So Halifax, being an important harbour during the war and especially for immigration, made this museum very educational. Seeing the model ships, how big a torpedo is, things they managed to recover from ships and learning about the Inuit people with their adventures north to learn about the plant and animal species. Made me want to learn more about our little country during the war.

Next day we headed to Pier 21, the Canadian Museum of Immigration. A guide told us a lot about the history, she was great trying to relate to each of us, the Brits, the Germans etc. There were people taking the tour who had actually immigrated through this port as children during the war, reminding me that it really wasn't that long ago. Also in the theatre, it told many different stories of why people came to Canada and where they settled. Eg the Ulkraines going to the wide open plains of skawtcin to farm and how today, they still keep some of their culture alive here. The bit Kenny loved most; you could buy a little passport and put stamps on for Canadian Immigration. Maybe someday it'll be for real...

Also built our own house of of boxes, great little unique entertainment for half an hour.

The rest of the day we spent walking the harbour and the city; the Queen Mary 2 cruise liner was pulled up... It is the BIGGEST ship I have ever seen. It is hard to imagine how something that size can float!! Had some fun on a fake wave, treated ourselves to Tim Hortons, went to the Citadel for the best view over the city, learnt about the munition shop explosion that wiped out half of the city and then went on the search for a hairbrush (left mine in the last hostel, ooo the stuff we have lost already 3 weeks into the trip!). Having seen it advertised advertised everywhere, we learnt we could get half price tickets to a show called 'The Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo.' Some sort of military performance in the hockey stadium. Not really sure on what it was, but getting tickets for $17, we have it a go. Well worth it!! From the opening ceremony, I had goosebumps. They played music, did stunts, danced, sang and they were from mostly Canada with some help from Australia, New Zealand and ceremony. All the forces joined together; mountain rangers, police, army, navy, royal engineers, marines all on their uniforms. Such a united show, intertwined with bagpipes (reminding us that Nova Scotia had a VERY Scottish influence) and the ucallaly. Shooting rifles, obstacle courses, motorbike stunts, rope acrobatics, cycle bike stunts... Their were times I jut sat open mouthed for entire performances as there were so talented.

Today we went to Peggy's cove, a beautiful piece of nature, with huge creamy colour boulders just before the occasion. Sat on-top was a beautiful lighthouse, just a lovely place to get pictures really. Next when onto absolutely beautiful cliffs, but with a sad history. Just below in the water, marked with coloured buoys, was the site of a Swissair plane crash in the 90's. Then onto Luneburg.....

Here was saw a replicate of the Bluenose; which was both a warship and a champion racing ship. Also is on the back of one of the Canadian coins.

Tonight we started the evening with a tour of Alexander Keith's brewery. Very theatrical and entertaining, but I don't like Ale, so Kenny got an extra glass. Then onto a bar called the seahorse, to watch a live band called 'The Melatones'. They were really good, 7-8 of them singing and playing an array of instruments. Great entertainment and good to have a wee dance