August 2016
We took off from Charlottetown to get on another ferry in Woods Islands. The ferry took our car and us from PEI back down to Nova Scotia where we drove to our final destination, Halifax, the only other place we'd stay for 2 nights. This worked out well because our hotel, The Hollis was all suites. We walked around the waterfront at lunchtime eating another Dave's lobster roll with the most Canadian of all dishes... poutine. We did some walking around the city for the rest of the afternoon. We had yet another seafood dinner out on a patio overlooking the water and then retired to spacious suite to watch some of the Summer Olympics and rest up for an exhausting final day in Halifax.
The ferry terminal at Woods Islands, PEI
Here comes the ferry, the Confederation
The Confederation ferry opens up for offloading and loading of vehicles.
Driving onto the Confederation ferry
Driving inside the Confederation Ferry
The Confederation ferry closes up as we pull away from Woods Islands, PEI
Pulling away from Woods Islands, PEI aboard the Confederation ferry
Lots of birds at the ferry terminal
Woods Islands Lighthouse & Range Lights
Pulling away from Woods Islands, PEI aboard the Confederation ferry
Caribou Lighthouse
Parking is tight aboard the Confederation ferry
Tractor trailers aboard the Confederation ferry
Yes, that’s a huge truck of logs parked next to us aboard the Confederation ferry
Crossing the Northumberland Straight
The A Murray MacKay Bridge in Halifax
The A Murray MacKay Bridge in Halifax
The A Murray MacKay Bridge in Halifax
Passing the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax Dockyard
Passing the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax Dockyard
We stayed at The Hollis in downtown Halifax
Another Dave’s Lobster, home to amazing lobster rolls
We hit up Smoke's Poutinerie a few times. When in Canada, you must eat poutine. It’s a requirement.
The ferry Christopher Stannix
The HMCS Goose Bay, passes by headed into the Halifax Dockyard
When in Canada, you must eat poutine. It’s a requirement.
Halifax City Hall
The HMCS Sackville is a historic ship and also the Canadian Naval Memorial.
The HMCS Sackville is a historic ship and also the Canadian Naval Memorial.
Canadian Merchant Navy Memorial
Norwegian Navy Memorial
This statue at the Canadian Naval Memorial reminds me of the Lone Sailor statue at the US Naval Memorial
We stayed at The Hollis in downtown Halifax
The living room of our suite at The Hollis
Our suite at The Hollis has one odd chair
Everything in our suite at the Hollis was modern
The kitchenette of our suite at The Hollis
Smarties in Canada (and the rest of the world) are entirely different than in the US
I thought this lamp over the kitchen table in our suite was pretty cool
The HMCS Sackville is a historic ship and also the Canadian Naval Memorial.
Georges Island in Halifax Harbour is home to Fort Charlotte and the Georges Island Lighthouse
You’re not hallucinating. Those streetlights really are melting. They’re art installations called The Fountain and Got Drunk, Fell Down.
You’re not hallucinating. Those streetlights really are melting. They’re art installations called The Fountain and Got Drunk, Fell Down.
Georges Island Lighthouse
You’re not hallucinating. Those streetlights really are melting. They’re art installations called The Fountain and Got Drunk, Fell Down.
You’re not hallucinating. Those streetlights really are melting. They’re art installations called The Fountain and Got Drunk, Fell Down.
The Wave on the Halifax waterfront
A Bloody Caesar at Salty’s restaurant on the Halifax waterfront
The seafood platter at Salty’s restaurant on the Halifax waterfront was so good we came back 2 nights in a row!
The CCGS Sir William Alexander passes by as we dine on the patio at Salty’s
The HMCS Sackville is a historic ship and also the Canadian Naval Memorial.
Dominion Public Building
Heading to bed before our last full day in the Maritimes