Halifax, NS, ca was a beautiful little harbor town. Unfortunately, it is far north and windy. Today, it was cold but not intolerable. A month from now it will be intolerable at least to those of us who are used to being comfortable in a lighter garment than a parka. But today it was beautiful in Halifax. We ate our meals on the ship, but Evelyn did have an ice cream despite being uncomfortable due to the cold. Ice cream, to her, is good even in the cold. We also walked throughout the town with the wind attempting to rip our hats and coats from our bodies. We did get some shelter by spending a couple of hours inside the Maritime Museum. Since Nova Scotia is a maritime province, it is naturally a country dependent upon the sea for economic sustenance. The most interesting thing about Halifax was that in 1917, a munitions ship caught fire and ran into the city. It exploded, killing 20,000 people and leveling the town at that time. It would have killed more people except for a railroad telegrapher who sent a message to the incoming trains to not continue coming to the city. He closed his communication with the words, “Good bye, boys.” He knew he and thousands of others were doomed to death. He reminded me of the bank teller who foiled the raid on the Northfield MN bank by the James gang. He was killed but is honored by the town in MN each year. We also saw a great deal about maritime life including salvage materials from ship wrecks. We know from the trip around Cape Horn in South America that over 1250 shipwrecks have occurred. Nova Scotia is close behind. We left there and walked to the old fort up a steep grade into the wind. A young college student conducted a tour, much of it outdoors. He had to scream during the tour portion outdoors because of the wind aborting his voice. It was a very interesting piece of history. We returned to our ship’s cabin early, anticipating our lobster dinner. The lobster came with a small piece of grouper, so I gave my lobster to Evelyn and ate her grouper. We were able to go to the dance area and dance for about an hour to “Big Band” music.