Sunday Scene

We arose to a changed weather scene: warm but not humid; clear, but not harshly sunny; still, but with the tiniest hint of a breeze. Hey, that sounds like Victoria! While we waited for David and Natasha to join the wake-up world, we decided to get our drugstore shopping done. And, we included our morning walk at the Bedford Basin, along a pretty walkway called DeWolfe Park. DeWolfe, on case you don't know, was a native son of Bedford, left his home at 15 for Esquimalt, to eventually become vice Admiral and Chief of Naval Staff. Once everyone was up and ready to go, we drove to Africville. The little museum - a church - was closed ( Sunday), but the park was open for picnics and strolling. Doug and I will return at a later date to tour the display. The whole thing seemed very understated for such an important and tragic event. Does the Halifax community not want us to see it? We were a little shocked that the Feds/ Province/ Municipality had not sunk more money into it. Second stop was downtown. David and Natasha wandered around the shops. They found a quirky used book store/ cafe, called Trident, where Natalia bought me a great mug. A souvenir of Halifax and the book store. Meanwhile Doug and I climbed the steep sidewalk to the Public Gardens. Halifax is a very hilly city. ( We even took a hotel elevator to levitate from one city block to the next one higher up.) It is the first such garden in Canada and, Europeon-style, the cast iron gates are locked at night. No campers there! We regrouped with the kids and had various versions of Iced Coffee at the Wired Monk.