Our first Wednesday in 9 weeks where we didn't have to bike! Sara and I spent Wednesday (the day following dipping our tires) touring Halifax. We tried to sleep in because our beds were that comfy, no such luck. We were up by 7-7:30. We caught a shuttle bus to the airport and from there took a transit bus to downtown Halifax. It was an hour long bus ride. We got dropped off just below the Halifax citadel so we went there first. On our way up, we were able to share about Sea to Sea with s couple of people our for a morning run. While at the citadel, we were surprised to see a few more Sea to Sea cyclists who were getting a tour. Sara and I didn't have time to take the tour so we just walked around by ourselves. It was a very active citadel, with bagpipes playing! We went through the museum and walked around the walls. From there we walked down to the boardwalk. We enjoyed our sightseeing along there even though it was a hazy day. We had a huge slice of pizza for lunch and walked down to Pier 21 where we found the ship (Grootebeer) my Great Oma's family came on, with their names. We also found the ship my Grandpa and Grandma came on (Ryndam). That was really cool. We were just about done when Len, Carrie and their family came in, it was great to see them! Then, We were just leaving the record room and heard "Hey Sea to Sea'ers!!!"Reuben's wife and baby were right there. It was great to see them as well. We saw Reuben shortly after. We walked back, stopping in many shops. We realized we were exhausted and had been since about 1 in the afternoon, which was a strange feeling for us, usually we'd still be biking. We caught a bus back to the Hotel but not before buying matching dresses! (Our first real purchase on the trip). We caught the long bus ride back to the airport. Now we had to wait for a shuttle, we missed the one that was there right away so we walked to where we had been dropped off earlier. We had a long wait and Then saw the shuttle go past us, way past us. There was a different pick up spot! We ran as fast as we could in flip flops down to where he had stopped. We made it! Upon arriving at the hotel we went to do a load of laundry. Without thinking I put a loonie in the change slot, only meant for quarters. Sara went up to get a hotel person to fix it. Bad timing, a rear ending in the parking lot had them in a mad scramble. We went to get dinner at the bistro instead. I had Southern chicken!!! After a few bangs and shoves, the washer was working again. We did our laundry and then packed. We went to bed on time because we had to be up at 3:30 the next morning.
9/8/2017 0 Comments Day T+1 Being TouristsOur first Wednesday in 9 weeks where we didn't have to bike! Sara and I spent Wednesday (the day following dipping our tires) touring Halifax. We tried to sleep in because our beds were that comfy, no such luck. We were up by 7-7:30. We caught a shuttle bus to the airport and from there took a transit bus to downtown Halifax. It was an hour long bus ride. We got dropped off just below the Halifax citadel so we went there first. On our way up, we were able to share about Sea to Sea with s couple of people our for a morning run. While at the citadel, we were surprised to see a few more Sea to Sea cyclists who were getting a tour. Sara and I didn't have time to take the tour so we just walked around by ourselves. It was a very active citadel, with bagpipes playing! We went through the museum and walked around the walls. From there we walked down to the boardwalk. We enjoyed our sightseeing along there even though it was a hazy day. We had a huge slice of pizza for lunch and walked down to Pier 21 where we found the ship (Grootebeer) my Great Oma's family came on, with their names. We also found the ship my Grandpa and Grandma came on (Ryndam). That was really cool. We were just about done when Len, Carrie and their family came in, it was great to see them! Then, We were just leaving the record room and heard "Hey Sea to Sea'ers!!!"Reuben's wife and baby were right there. It was great to see them as well. We saw Reuben shortly after. We walked back, stopping in many shops. We realized we were exhausted and had been since about 1 in the afternoon, which was a strange feeling for us, usually we'd still be biking. We caught a bus back to the Hotel but not before buying matching dresses! (Our first real purchase on the trip). We caught the long bus ride back to the airport. Now we had to wait for a shuttle, we missed the one that was there right away so we walked to where we had been dropped off earlier. We had a long wait and Then saw the shuttle go past us, way past us. There was a different pick up spot! We ran as fast as we could in flip flops down to where he had stopped. We made it! Upon arriving at the hotel we went to do a load of laundry. Without thinking I put a loonie in the change slot, only meant for quarters. Sara went up to get a hotel person to fix it. Bad timing, a rear ending in the parking lot had them in a mad scramble. We went to get dinner at the bistro instead. I had Southern chicken!!! After a few bangs and shoves, the washer was working again. We did our laundry and then packed. We went to bed on time because we had to be up at 3:30 the next morning.
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