Halifax - Gettin There and Day 1

Maggie and I  made it to Halifax with little problem.  The only slight hick up was the forgotten directions but that was quickly solved by a well timed text to my mum to ask for the directions.  All worked out well.  We got to our hotel, we checked in, we watched some TV, and we went to bed.  Great end to a long day.

View from the Boardwalk

Yesterday was our first day in Halifax.  We started off by going out and searching for breakfast.  The convenience store next door was quickly found and food was purchased.  The next step for the day was to figure out the bus system.  The nice lady at the front desk was more than willing to help us out.  We were heading for downtown!!

Two bus rides and a transfer later we made it downtown to Spring Garden Road, which is know for its shopping.  We wondered up and down the street for a couple of hours, stopping in on some interesting looking shops.  A little before lunch time we meet up with Maggie's friend who goes to school in Halifax.  She showed us around the downtown area and the waterfront.  At the end of our brief tour it started to rain profusely (bad Oregon rain day) so we high tailed it back to a pub so we could eat lunch while waiting for the worst of the rain to pass.  I had a hamburger and fries.  It was one of the most delicious hamburgers that I have had in awhile. 

The Pub where we ate

After lunch we went on a tour of Dalhousie, the biggest local university.  It is a beautiful campus with many wonderful aspects.  We were then kindly put back on a bus heading in the direction of our hotel.  After the first bus we had to wait about 40min for our next bus to come so we went grocery shopping.  We made it onto our next bus and back to the hotel.  I spent the evening swimming laps, sitting in the hot tub, and watching Firefly.  All in all a good end to a good day.  Today should be even better!