Nothin Much Happenin

Nothing out of the ordinary has happened since Sue-anne, Langley and Carter left.  We have done four days at the temple each week, attended our district missionary meeting each week and spent some time awith Nathan and Tara and boys.  I did get a hair cut this week.

We have had mostly summer weather with only a couple of days rain.  On Thursday it was very hot, but when we got home from the temple at 10:00 p.m. there was a cool breeze blowing.  About an hour later the thunder rumbled and we started having bright flashes of lightning.  A few times when the lightning flashed our power went off and at first it came right back on, but once it was off for ten minutes.  The lightning really lit up our house when the power was off.  The storm didn't last long.  Last night in the middle of the night our power went off again for 35 minutes.  At 3:00 am we awoke to the sound of an alarm somewhere near and it went on for some time.  Very annoying.

Here are a few more pictures of Dartmouth electrical boxes.

 Back of the Previous Box

Last Day

Tuesday was the last day of the visit from Sue-anne, Langley and Carter.  We drove to Alderney Landing and parked at the Metro Ferry Terminal where we caught the Ferry accross the harbour to Halifax.  Nathan met us at the Ferry and we had lunch with him.

Nathan, Langley, Carter and Sue-anne With a Container Ship and Tugboats in the Background

Halifax from the Alderney Landing Parking Lot

The MacDonald Bridge - A Toll Bridge Accross the Harbour

We walked the boardwalk for a time in the humid heat.  There was a Tour Ship in port so there were lots of people around.  All the souvenir shops were open for business.  Some of them open only when the tour ships are in.  They sold t-shirts, sweat shirts, plastic lobsters, key chains, lupin seeds - everything needed to remember a trip to Halifax.  Carter and Langley found many things that they really, really needed.

Nova Scotia is known for its pewter.  The Amos Pewter shop had beautiful ornaments, jewellery and tablewear for sale.  We bought some earrings and such.  My favourite was a nativity set which was too expensive for me. Below is a picture of it taken from their catalogue.

There was also a shop called "Silks".  It had bolts of silk for sale, other chinese ornaments and also pearls that came from Hangzhou.

We caught the ferry back to Dartmouth.  Later Tara and boys came and said goodbye to the Mosers. 

After supper we drove to the airport and were sad to see them go.

July 4th - Lunenberg and Peggy's Cove

On US Independence Day we set out during the fog to go to Lunenberg. The sky was blue by the time we got to Lunenberg. Carter wanted to go whale watching so we went on a "No Whales in Sight" Tour (erroneously billed as a "Whale Watching" Tour).

We were given a tour or the harbour and learned all about the defunct fishing industry and were shown some caves.

 Then it was out of the harbour into the fog where we cruised around for three hours looking for whales. 

We did see seals.

They also pointed out harbour porpoises, but I didn't spot them.

After the tour we roamed around the town and had lunch at "Subway".  We went to visit the place where the Bluenose II is being rebuilt.  Sue-anne, Carter and I donned our hard hats and glasses and went to watch the builder pound a few nails.

Leaving Lunenberg behind we visited Peggy's Cove.

Peggy's Cove is covered with rock and Langley and Carter had a great time climbing on the rocks.  There were several tour buses when we were there, but there was enough rock for everyone.

Someone did a great job of carving on some of the rock.

All in all it seemed to be a great day.

Canada Day in Pugwash

The Dartmouth Pipe Band (of which our two grandsons are members) was competing at the Pugwash Gathering of the Clans on Canada Day.  We drove across the province through the "mountains" past the ski hill to Pugwash and arrived with just enough time to get a parking place and a place from which to watch the parade.  The streets were crowded with people by the time we got there.

The parade started with a contingent of fire engines (from Pugwash and the surrounding districts) with their sirens blaring.  They were so loud they scared a little boy and he was screaming and kicking and his parents had to take him away.

The next two pictures are for my brothers. 

Then came old farm machinery.  It reminded me of my growing up years when my father was in the farm implement business.  The following is a 1952 Massey tractor.

We were expecting a big group of pipe bands, but there were only three bands.

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There were, of course, other floats etc. in the parade.

When the parade ended we went over by the ocean where the various pipers and drummers were competing.

 Orson After Competing in the March

 Orson and Nathan Waiting to Compete

 Nathan in Competion

 Orson and Liam Practicing for Liam's Drum Competition

The Competition

The Nova Scotia Temple was the only Canadian Temple opened on Canada Day so we had to leave shortly after the individual competitions so we could get back in time to go to the Temple.  We didn't hear the bands in their competition.

Wandering Around Fisherman's Cove

Fisherman's Cove is a small fishing village about ten minutes from Dartmouth.

We were able to watch the fishing boats come in after a day of fishing.  Some unloaded behind the building that sell fresh lobster and fish.

We had heard that "Wharf Wraps" was a very good restaurant for sea food, but we didn't know where it was before.