Snapshot of Halifax
Welcome back for another installment of our #vanlife trip from this past summer. It's snowing here today and I survived writing Progress Reports, so it's a perfect afternoon to reminisce about the next leg of our trip- Halifax, Nova Scotia.
We didn't quite make it all the way to Halifax after leaving the Cabot Trail. We had made some phone calls trying to find accommodations within the city, but were out of luck. It was now the long weekend. We were able to find a spot at Dollar Lake Provincial Park near the Halifax Airport. We were out of food and thought we'd just grab something quick near the airport; well, if you've never been to YHZ, let me tell you there is basically a Subway and a gas station. This was surprising given how built up most areas around other city airports seem to be. But we learned that subs taste pretty good next to a campfire.
The next morning, we headed for the city. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon of a long weekend and we quickly realized that that extra day on the Cabot Trail somewhat bit us in the butt at this point. Halifax turned into mostly a re-supplying stop. I hit up the Costco in the suburbs, and was in and out in record time. With most of our essential food replenished: hello Kirkland Trail Mix, Hummus, and those Pita Crackers, it was time to head downtown.
Then, we headed for MEC as both of us decided that we were in need of new camp towels. Note to self: don't forget to properly rinse and hang up your camp towels. We lucked out with a parking spot on a downtown side street and walked to the waterfront. There were lots of people out and about taking in the sites, including the Busker Fest. This did mean it was a bit challenging to walk with Tesla as she was hot and had to be kept super close while navigating the crowds.
Just a bit away from the bigger crowds was a thankfully quieter area. Justin popped into the Garrison Brewing Company for a quick tour and to pick up another growler to add to our collection. I walked down to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
It was much too hot to leave Tesla in the van, and there wasn't much shade to be found, so she got to tour around with us. We found a nice cold bowl of water outside the East Coast Lifestyle store. Justin and I each popped in to pick up the quintessential east coast souvenir for millennials. While sitting outside, we spoke to some locals. We chatted about where we were headed next. They actually suggested that we avoid Peggy's Cove when we mentioned we were heading that way. We also spoke with a cyclist who had been there that morning. He suggested that unless we were there quite early, think 6am, it probably wasn't worth it.
After deciding to heed their advice, we decided to head for PEI. This country is huge, but it is very doable to drive from Halifax to Charlottetown in 4 hours, via the Confederation Bridge. At the same time, this is when you remember driving 4 hours in Northern BC and you're still in Northern BC.
We left so much of Halifax on the table and we will be back sooner rather than later, but we still got a good snapshot of this amazing East Coast city.
See you next time from Charlottetown PEI.
J & S
We didn't quite make it all the way to Halifax after leaving the Cabot Trail. We had made some phone calls trying to find accommodations within the city, but were out of luck. It was now the long weekend. We were able to find a spot at Dollar Lake Provincial Park near the Halifax Airport. We were out of food and thought we'd just grab something quick near the airport; well, if you've never been to YHZ, let me tell you there is basically a Subway and a gas station. This was surprising given how built up most areas around other city airports seem to be. But we learned that subs taste pretty good next to a campfire.
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| Another campground, another stick. Dollar Lake Provincial Park |
The next morning, we headed for the city. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon of a long weekend and we quickly realized that that extra day on the Cabot Trail somewhat bit us in the butt at this point. Halifax turned into mostly a re-supplying stop. I hit up the Costco in the suburbs, and was in and out in record time. With most of our essential food replenished: hello Kirkland Trail Mix, Hummus, and those Pita Crackers, it was time to head downtown.
Then, we headed for MEC as both of us decided that we were in need of new camp towels. Note to self: don't forget to properly rinse and hang up your camp towels. We lucked out with a parking spot on a downtown side street and walked to the waterfront. There were lots of people out and about taking in the sites, including the Busker Fest. This did mean it was a bit challenging to walk with Tesla as she was hot and had to be kept super close while navigating the crowds.
Just a bit away from the bigger crowds was a thankfully quieter area. Justin popped into the Garrison Brewing Company for a quick tour and to pick up another growler to add to our collection. I walked down to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
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| Check out Ottawa Valley Apparel for my shirt |
After deciding to heed their advice, we decided to head for PEI. This country is huge, but it is very doable to drive from Halifax to Charlottetown in 4 hours, via the Confederation Bridge. At the same time, this is when you remember driving 4 hours in Northern BC and you're still in Northern BC.
See you next time from Charlottetown PEI.
J & S
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