The weather today was heavy rain and foggy, not a good day for holiday pursuits!

After breakfast we decided to find indoor things to do nd so that is why we went to Shearwater Aviation museum in Dartmouth near Halifax.

On the way there we crossed the bridge in Halifax and couldn’t see a thing of the coastline, too misty.

At the museum we were given a 2 hour guided tour…just the 2 of us with one guide, Jim, who had been in the Canadian Navy and on huge aircraft carriers. He made it so interesting and I found (to my surprise )I could sort of understand all he told us about helicopters, submarines and aeroplanes of all types used in world war 2. Grandad really enjoyed this and asked lots of questions. Grandad was also very knowledgeable and the man responded to this and went out of his way to show and explain extra things to us.

 

We then went on to Fisherman’s Cove a “quaint restored 200 year old active fishing village” It didn’t quite live up to the description but was quite good with colourful cabins that were gift shops. It was beginning to get very humid and yet still misty.

We headed back to Halifax and found the viewing platform for the two suspension  bridges. There was a park near to the MacKay Bridge built in 1970.

The older bridge near the 3 red chimneys is the MacDonald Bridge built in 1955.

As visibility was still not too good, we went back to the hotel for a rest and this evening we went for a little drive and saw a blue heron.

We move on to Digby tomorrow. Our last stop before we head back slowly to Boston.

Love to you all and looking forward very much to seeing you soon.xxx