My
memory may be slightly off recovering the events of week two. It
began early with a drive out of Lunenburg through Alder Swamps past
Maders Cove and the famous three churches in Mahone Bay somewhat
obscured by fog which followed me up the South Shore. Made Fall River
driving nearly to Armdale in Halifax before heading up past Bedford
Basin on the 104. My GPS still gets lost in the area. The rotary as
one exits the highway to Old HWY 2 is new. I made it in time to
attend church with my Sister and Brother-In-Law at Saint John's
United, Fall River. The congregation is lead by a choir, the words
for hymns projected on a large screen. I recognized one of the tunes.
The sermon at least kept me awake. After Lunch Richard and I went for
a walk around the subdivision up over the hill.
Monday.
My favourite handyman performed a few repairs and installations on my
RV. The rest of the day was relatively quiet.
Tuesday.
We made it to the Dartmouth Ferry Lot and had Clams and Chips at
John's Lunch, then took the ferry to the Halifax Waterfront, a first
for me--$1.25 cash fare for seniors each way. Walked the waterfront
past moored ships and a 3000-passenger cruise ship to Garrison
Brewing where we sampled glasses of their ale for $2 each. Walked
back checking out the Harbourside Farmers Market on the way.
Wednesday.
My sister had a meeting in HFX and Richard took his truck in for
rust-proofing. On the way stopped at Canadian Tire for a replacement
air filter, my garage charges $60 for the 30-second task. Had
arranged to meet up with a former classmate from Hebbville
Consolidated High School I last saw in the Spring of 1967. We had a
glass of cranberry juice each at Franklins, a pub I can't find
because the Waitress told us to forget about it when I offered to
settle the bill. As we were leaving town rain scuttled plans for a
waterfront picnic. That night we drove over to St. John's Church to
set up for KD the next day.
Thursday.
Shopping at Sobeys. I got a pound of Ganong's double thick
peppermints. Picked up a gratis Blue Jays bottle-sized shirt at the
liquor store, gratis and second time trying time, got a flu shot at
Shopper's Drug--$15.00. In the afternoon we stumbled along the shore
of Soldier's Lake picking wild cranberries. Slim sunburned pickings,
we got 2 pounds between us.
Friday.
Finished waxing my Van, the rain assisting with the washing of same.
The threatened heavy rain and wind proved to be late and a non-event
for us anyway when it finally arrived later that night. We drove over
to the church so Richard could install the new Defibrillator outside
the Men's Washroom. Other chores ensued at one point calling for moi
to stand in front of mikes in the chancel and sing, then talk for
half an hour while a trio adjusted the sound system. Recently moved
neighbours dropped by in the evening. I talked one noon-time with the
neighbour on the other side and said hello to Charlie the Scottish
Terrier.
Got
off to a late start on Saturday before saying my goodbyes to my
sister and headed out in the rain and fog for Falmouth. Brief patch
of sunlight as I got to Windsor and parked in my niece's yard and
hooked up. A quiet couple days, save for Oscar and Jimmy, the
Dachshunds. The high point was a trip to Sobeys for Groceries. We
watched the Leonardo DiCaprio movie Body of Lies in which
he plays a bearded scruffy looking CIA Agent performing covert
operations in the Middle East. Violent, dark, and confusing it
deserves its low critical rating in my estimation.
