Day 8. Day of rest: NOT.

Some of the challenges of touring this way, are charging batteries, finding time to update the blog, finding wireless connections, and planning the next day's route on the GPS in a tent in the middle of nowhere. But it's all worthwhile and we hope you enjoy reading about our progress.

We decided there was no biking today. It ended up being a hot day with lots of walking uphill both ways (no, really both ways). Anyone who has ever lived near the ocean will know this is true.

We woke up early as usual, and did some much needed laundry. After a quick bagel and coffee and the laundry done, we headed off on our 40-minute walk to the ferry.

Once in Halifax, the heat was really taking its toll and we had to stop for a beer at one of the many bars on the waterfront. We took a nice shot of Theodore the Tug Boat and the kids along the warf were cheering the little boat.

The Halifa Busker Festival is on and there is a buzz of activity all along the waterfront. There are many vendors and lots of gift shops.
After our beers we headed out into town to avoid some of the crouds and came across the international music area where a Cuban band was playing great Caribean tunes. Next to them the Australians were getting ready for their gig.

We happened to find the Alexander Keith Brewery and Herman had the privelege of being a little familiar with the gentleman.
On our way to the Citadel we were lucky enough to stumble across the parade of the Day of the Walking Dead. The parade was quite the show of gruesomeness and everyone went to a lot of trouble to look dead, groaning as they went.

The walk up to the Citadel was very steep, but it was a good way to work off some calories while anticipating a day of real meals for the first time on our trip.




Halifax has many little alleyways and in the historic area of the city we happened across the Brussels Restaurant. They had a special on Lobster and we decided to make a reseravation for dinner.

The rest of the day we walked along Halifax downtown from one end to the other, stopped in at the Casino for a taste of the dark side of Nova Scotia,with the most unfriendly service at the Cashier's desk that we have EVER experienced. We are still headed for Quebec, so this might still change.

After walking some more, we went to Brussels Restaurant for our Lobster Dinner. It was absolutely wonderful and messy. We squirted lobster juice on some NDP followers who sitting at a table next to us (the NDP conference was going on in Halifax) and Herman almost shot himself in the face with juices, but luckily just hit his neck... We both went to the washrooms to wash up with warm water and soap. We can really recommend this Belgian restaurant to anyone who visits Halifax.

After dinner we walked back to the waterfront. There were police and ambulances evewhere; someone fell into the harbour. The scene was a little grim, so we headed in the opposite direction. We listened to some outdoor music and headed back to the ferry. We weren't up for the walk back to the hotel, and took a city bus instead.

Herman's summary of our day: "It was the most fun you can have with your clothes on."