Tourist fatigue......

 Yesterday didn't start out all that promising.......

But later, the skies cleared a bit and we set out for Halifax, taking the more scenic route.  On the above map, we are at Glen Margaret, just southwest of Halifax on St Margaret's Bay.   We headed down the bay to an area near Peggy's Cove.  

Most of the coast looks like this.....

A mile or so before Peggy's Cove, we came to the memorial for SwissAir 111 which went down 5 miles off the coast  9/2/98.

This area has seen more than it's share of tragedy with the loss of many ships , the Titanic and a huge munitions ship explosion in 1917 that destroyed much of Halifax.

We opted to visit the harbor in Halifax and skipped all of the war sites and historic buildings and grave yards and haunted sites and assorted breweries and tours.     The harbor is nicely done and makes for a good walking trail.   The Disney Cruise ship was in port.     Across the bay was this lighthouse, one of so many we've seen along the way but always worthy of a photo.....

Mike said he wasn't impressed with Halifax ( I believe he used a bit stronger language) but that's probably because he didn't take a ride on Ted Too

This was a ship of some importance I think but by this time it was drizzly again and my feet were wearing out as well as my interest in history and ships and famous battles...........

We ended up at one of our favorite spots on the way home...... a Chapters store which is a carbon copy of Barnes and Noble with a little Pottery Barn thrown in.   AND it had a Starbucks and so many tempting books.......