More of Halifax

While in Halifax we toured the Citadel, a fort completed by the British in 1865. It was the fourth fort built on this site. The name Nova Scotia means "New Scotland" and the Scottish influence remains strong in the city.

This clock was built for the city by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent who live in the city until 1800. He had the clock erected to help the citizens of the city resolve their problem of tardiness. The clock is four-sided and is located atop the hill leading to the Citadel.

Cruise - Halifax

Thanks to my daughter Kim and no thanks to Dell Computers, I am back on-line. I am severely addicted to the computer and am so thankful to have a tekkie in the family. Kim, you're awesome!

Now I can finally share our cruise to Canada and New England. For as long as I can remember I have had a fascination with New England and the Atlantic coast. This trip fullfilled a long time yearning to see that part of the country and I was not disappointed.

We flew to NYC and spent our pre-cruise night in Chinatown in Flushing, NY. After exploring the city we had dinner at a popular Chinese restaurant. The dinner was delicious. but being the dessert lovers we are, we had a craving for something sweet. We found a Chinese Bakery and picked a few things that we thought looked good. Yuk! what were we thinking, the Chinese aren't exactly known for their baking skills. We would have to wait till we got onboard the ship to satisfy that sweet tooth.

The next morning we hired a car to take us to the cruise terminal in Brooklyn. The driver didn't have a clue how to get there. We began to worry when he handed me his GPS system to help with directions. Yeah right, I was a big help. Finally, after directions from a local on the street and from a Brooklyn cop we found our way to the ship. Our excitement was dimmed when we weren't allowed to board for another two hours. We were never given an explanation as to why there was such a long delay, but our frustrations ended when we boarded the ship and stood on the top deck and glimpsed our first sight of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan Island.


Our first day was spent at sea and because we knew the next seven days were going to be extremely busy, we spent the day relaxing. The ship was beautiful, but looked a lot like the Emerald Princess we were on in January so we didn't spend a lot of time exploring it.




We arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Tuesday and after spending the morning exploring the city, we took a tour to a small fishing village about 30 miles from Halifax. Peggy's Cove was just how I imagined a coastal town would look. It was really cold, the wind whipped right through our bones, but I loved it there.

Don't give up on me!

My computer is really, really sick and I probably won't get it fixed until next week. Meanwhile I will try to get to Kim's and post a few pictures from her computer. I have a lot to show and tell you about, so don't give up on me. I'll just post this picture as a teaser!

Home Sweet Home

We're home! With sore tired feet and about 600 pictures that I can't download (or is that upload?) because my computer has died. I turned it on last night and all I got was a black screen with an ominous message on it, so until I get it fixed I will still be on hiatus. We did have a great time and I'm anxious to see how the pictures turned out. I'll try to get over to Kim's tonight and maybe post a few pictures.

The Bags are Packed

The bags are packed and the countdown is almost there. We leave tomorrow for Billings and have an early morning flight to NYC on Saturday. Sunday we board the Caribbean Princess and head north to Canada. After a sea day, we will port in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Saint John, New Brunswick; Bar Harbor, Maine; Boston; and Newport, Rhode Island. We return on the 15th after spending a couple of days in New York City. I'll try not to bore you with too many picture when I get back, I'll only post the really good ones. See you in about 12 days.

Caught in the Act

My little granddaughter went shopping with me Saturday. While I was trying on clothes I caught her admiring herself in the mirror. I started carrying my camera in my purse when I started this blog, just in case I come upon something "blog worthy" so I quickly snapped her picture. The second picture is after she was caught.

Only in Montana

At work today I was asked by a bus driver to call one of our local ranchers and let him know that one of his buffalo calves was on the road. I thought to myself "how often do you make a call like that"?

(Just to clarify things, that is not the actual buffalo calf that was on the road. It's a picture I stole off the internet. The darn bus driver didn't get a picture.)