Choir Tour Updates:

A Day of Travel to and Sightseeing in Halifax

(The President's Page Blog is pleased Clement Morton and Rachel Slaunwhite have agreed to submit regular updates as CUC's choir tours and performs through eastern Canada.) 

Friday morning dawned bright and cheery.  We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast of hash browns and pancakes then drove out of Moncton all the way into the Halifax area.

We stopped in Dartmouth at the Mic Mac Mall for lunch then rendezvoused with our tour guide.   With our guide we drove around the city of Halifax looking at wonderfully designed houses as well as interesting historically significant spots such as where the Halifax explosion took place. 

We made our way to Fort George also known as Citadel Hill. This historic fortress was named after King George II of Great Britain. The fort was established during Father Le Loutre's War to protect the Protestants in the areas of British Interest from raids by the Mi'kmaq and Acadians. 

 

We got off the bus and ran around inside the fort for a quick visit.  Some of us were brave enough to run to the top and get pictures on the cannons before the man in a kilt came storming across the compound telling us we should not be up there.  Sufficiently scolded, we quickly scampered back to our ride. 

 

After visiting the fort we visited the Fairview Cemetery where 121 victims of the Titanic sank are buried.

While there we were able to visit the famous Grave of the Unknown Child. 

 

Rain and the cold eventually drove us back onto the coach and we made our way back to the mall where we enjoyed some free time.

 

As the day came to a close we made our way to Sandy Lake Academy where we were greeted by many anxious families who had volunteered to host us for the night.   Today was a full day travel and sightseeing; tomorrow is the Sabbath. Praise the Lord!