It’s Tuesday, August 5, the 24^th day of our Atlantic Maritime RV Caravan trip. It is a free day. Time to get caught up and do laundry. WIFI is pretty decent; so, a blog post is in order. Up to now, WIFI has mostly been missing in action. Oh, the things we’ve become dependent on.

We did have a staff prepared breakfast this morning, a travel briefing for tomorrow, and the judging of the inuksuit (singular: inuksuk or inukshuk). Don’t pay too close of attention to the stuff in the following photo. Google the word and find out what a real inuksuit is all about.

Anaway (as they say up here), we are in the Halifax, NS area for 4 nights. Yesterday we had a motor coach tour of the Swiss Air Memorial site on a foggy morning driving along the coves and bays;

A walking tour and lunch at Peggy’s Cove and viewed a famous sculpture depicting life, community, and faith, three foundations for life along the coast in Nova Scotia; and

A tour of Halifax with stops at the cemetery where some of the Titanic victims are buried and a stop at the hill top fort (Citadel) guarding Halifax and harbor (similar to Quebec City) for the changing of the guard. Since yesterday was the 100^th anniversary of the beginning of WWI, personnel were dressed in WWI uniforms, both Canadian and Scottish since there had been a Scottish regiment stationed at the fort for many years. Unlike Quebec City, the personnel were college student actors and not military personnel; so the costumed soldiers interacted with the crowds as if it was 1914.

On our way to Halifax we had a stopover in Lunenburg, NS. We were surprised as we drove the road to Lunenburg passing two small Lutheran churches. Settlers from Germany and France along the Swiss border were enticed to settle here. They were farmers but when they arrived the soil was so poor that they had to turn to fishing becoming expert boat builders. The second generation Bluenose, a fishing schooner famous for its speed, was at the dock. We spent time in  a wonderful fishing museum that traced the development and evolution of fishing on the Great Banks. The town is historically preserved, and one can smell and feel the fishing culture of the 1800’s while walking the streets.   

We also did all things lobster having three meals of lobster and visiting a lobster processing facilities. One meal was in a restaurant, one was at the campground where we boiled our own, and one was bought (cooked) as we traveled.

At the lobster processing factory, we got our first glimpse of the difference the tide makes in the Bay of Fundy.

After watching the lobsters being sorted and handled, and after wrestling with lobsters trying to get the meat out of the shells, Shannon has decided to stick with scallops and shrimp. She hasn’t quite gone over to the vegen side, but lobster is no longer a must-have for her.

We’ve done lots and seen lots. The trouble with poor WIFI connections and a busy scheduled is a difficulty keeping caught up with current blog posts. This coming Sunday we board the ferry to Newfoundland for three weeks on that island. So, tamper down your expectations of more frequent blogging and expect the usual amount…or less.