Just rolled into Halifax and I’m hungry like a bear so I found a pub called The Old Triangle in downtown Halifax where I’m currently eating and sampling some amber ale. Someone just texted me and told me to check out the Alexander Keith’s brewery. Didn’t recognize the number. Maybe Josh? 

This morning began with a trip into Lunenberg, which is a beautiful little seaside town. They’ve kept many of the old timey buildings in their waterfront downtown so I had a great time wandering around checking things out. I also stumbled upon the Norse Boat building where they have one of their 17.5 models on display. It looks like a great little boat! The idea is it’s a small sailing vessel that you can also row or throw an outboard on. It’d be perfect for splashing around the west coast. It’d be easy to toss on a trailer too so you wouldn’t have to pay moorage and you could drive it up to lakes and things. 

The one thing I missed in Lunenberg was the Bluenose II. Back when I was 7 years old my family showed up on the east coast for my uncle’s wedding and we went through Lunenberg. Somehow I became infatuated with the Bluenose, famous because in it’s time it was the fastest fishing ship in the world. You can see the Bluenose on the back of the Canadian dime if you’re curious. So I kinda wanted to check out the Bluenose II that was built in the 60′s after the original Bluenose was lost in Haiti in 1946.

A short drive from Lunenberg put me in Peggy’s Cove which is a huge tourist destination because of it’s picturesque lighthouse sitting on the granite outcrop at the entrance to Margaret’s Cove. It’s a pretty neat spot so I poked around a bit before heading towards Halifax, where I now find myself finishing my beer and thinking seriously about ordering another…