Halifax

Day 6:  Halifax, Nova Scotia

Good morning Halifax, eh!

Fall colors on the Halifax Harbor shoreline

 

The Drive To Peggy's Cove Is Full Of Fall Colors

 

 

Peggy's Cove

Panoramic of Peggy's Cove Lighthouse and Rocky Shoreline

The ocean flowing into Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove - we were told it was small....and it is!

Close-up of the lighthouse

Kim exploring the rocks around the cove

 

The Titanic Artifacts In Halifax

We had no idea of the link between Halifax and the Titanic.  When the Titanic went down in April of 1912, the closest port was Halifax.  The Canadian navy was given orders to recover all MALE, first-class bodies only.  All the other bodies were buried at sea.  209 bodies were recovered, returned to Halifax, and identified by their personal effects.  There is a display of a few items recovered from the wreckage at the time.  The people of Halifax have strong feelings about the wreckage should be left where it is with the prevailing thinking that the only thing you bring back from a ship wreck are the memories......

The only recovered deck chair from the wreckage of the Titanic

Superimposed on a black & white photo of the grand staircase is a recovered piece of the staircase.  You can see an example of where this would have been - one of the panels in the center of the photo.

 

The final excursion of a great trip