Day 26 - Travel Day - Louisburg, NS

Today was a long travel day, going from Woodhaven RV Park in Halifax to Louisbourg RV Park in Louisbourg, NS, a distance of 267 miles.  

As he does early every travel day, Tail Gunner Roger Scott, also known as “Thumper”, bangs all the tires on each RV with his golf club.  He listens closely to make sure that it gives him the “just right air pressure”.  




 

Just minutes after we left the campground, we saw a female moose about 80 yards away crossing the road but moving too fast for us to grab our camera.   

At 38 miles into our trip, we pass a sign indicating that we are halfway between the North Pole and the Equator – 45 degrees north.  

Our travel log showed a lot of places to pull off along this route, e.g. Cummings, Freightliner and Cat dealers on left and a Wal-Mart on the right.  We’ve fallen in love with Canadian Tire and browsed their aisles for awhile.  They have a lot more for sale than tires!!!!

There was an optional stop at the NS Museum of Industry.   This is Atlantic Canada’s largest museum and is located on the former site of the Foord Coal Mine.  It chronicles the impact of industrialization on the Nova Scotia people.

We crossed over the Canso Causeway, the deepest in the world at 217 feet.  It took 10-million tons of rock to build. 


 

100 miles past the causeway, we arrive at Louisbourg RV Park.  Everyone arrives in time to attend the 5:00 p.m. social.  Karen was surprised when Rich and Manni Ramonda presented her with Claude, the traveling lobster.   Rich told us that Claude needed a fellow traveler.

 

We sang Happy Birthday to Linda Toon.  Spence and Roger performed the tour breifing.

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#14 Karen & Reid Gantt

Day 25 - Halifax, NS

It is 8:55 and we are ready to board the bus for a tour of Halifax  Maritime Museum and wharf…….but where is it??    {it was only a few minutes late}

First stop on tour

First order: Freznel Lense from Sambro Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse {1758} in North and South America.

One section of the museum covered the sailing history.

Another section covered the steamship history.

 

Yet another section covered the sinking of the Titanic and the part Halifax played in the recovery and burial of the bodies.

 

 

Lounging on the deck of the Titanic the day before the tragedy of April 15, 1912, 2:20 a.m.

Special exhibit on the War of 1812:  the Canadians say they won, Americans say they won.  Clearly the British did not win, but the Native Peoples lost the most.

 

Busy Halifax harbor before the horrific explosion on Dec. 6, 1917, at 9:05 a.m. when the munitions ship the Mont Blanc collided with the Imo, and leveled 2 square miles of the harbor.

 

Halifax harbor area after the explosion, which was the biggest man-made explosion before Hiroshima, and is now still the second largest.

Outdoor exhibit at the museum :  the CSS Acadia, a hydrographic mapping scientific vessel.

 

Very latest scientific equipment for charting ocean depth.  This vessel was key in charting the Hudson Bay, St. Lawrence Gulf, and St. Lawrence River.

Next stop, sailing the bay aboard the tall ship, Silvia.

 

Here we are at sail.  The Silvia was used to transport coal during WWII and was in demand, as gasoline was in short supply.

 

The Adventure Caravans “crew” helps hoist the main sail.

Next stop on the Halifax tour was the Nova Scotia Crystal Factory.  There is a rumor that a few ladies bought some beautiful crystal pieces.

 

Who will be buying this piece of crystal when he is finished?  This is the only factory in No. America that manufactures lead crystal.

 

Theodore Tugboat gives his fans a ride around  the harbor.

 

Last stop for the day was at the brewery.

 

Tour guides were dressed in 1800 period costumes and presented the history of the brewery.

After the tour everyone got to taste generous portions of India Pale ale or two other brews.

 

Dancing and singing while we were enjoying our brew.

 

Home at last, after a tiring but satisfying day in Halifax.

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#15 Manni & Rich Ramondo

 

Day 24 - Halifax, NS

Breakfast is ready – come and get it!

 

Thank you staff – this is a treat!

IInukshuk entries – which one is yours?

     Reid and Karen won by  collecting a rock from each place the caravan visited.

 

David and Gretta took second place with a resemblance of the Adventure Caravan logo.

 

      Bill and Sheila took third place with a more traditional Inuchuck wearing a necklace with the Adventure Caravan logo on it.

  
What a creative group – everyone’s a winner. 

 

      Monte is teaching us how to water paint – will this inspire you?

 

  

          Monte talking about the equipment needed – 

      this can fit in your RV without overloading your rig.

 

     Everyone was completely involved in the class and impressed with his creative gift. WOW, you can do that fast!  

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   #13 Kathy & Jean Etchemendy