My Halifax trip

[scifan57]

CSS Acadia, undergoing refit and closed to visitors.

 

[giradman]

Landing in Toronto.
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Scifan.. - assume that you changed planes in Toronto - how was the experience? On our last visit in 2017, going through 'automated' customs and getting our luggage checked was terribly long and frustrating - just one of the worst airport experiences that we've had recently. But I was curious and found this SITE w/ a 3/10 rating from 400+ customers who visited Toronto Pearson Airport - not sure what the plans may be for improvements or even a new airport? Dave

 

[scifan57]

Scifan.. - assume that you changed planes in Toronto - how was the experience? On our last visit in 2017, going through 'automated' customs and getting our luggage checked was terribly long and frustrating - just one of the worst airport experiences that we've had recently. But I was curious and found this SITE w/ a 3/10 rating from 400+ customers who visited Toronto Pearson Airport - not sure what the plans may be for improvements or even a new airport? Dave

Changing planes was easy as there was no customs involved. I just got off the first plane and walked to the gate where the second plane was to depart from. The baggage was checked through to the final destination.

 

[scifan57]

In regards to the CSS Acadia, it was a hydrographic services vessel and retired from active duty in 1969. It was coal fired until the end. I don’t imagine many ships stokers were still shovelling coal into the boilers in the late sixties.

 

[scifan57]

Boathouse at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. If this was your boat you could sail it on a Whim.

 

[J. A.]

Boathouse at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. If this was your boat you could sail it on a Whim.
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I had something slightly different in mind when I saw the name of the boat.

 

[scifan57]

Samuel Cunard, founder of the Cunard Line

 

[scifan57]

A power connection box in Halifax.

 

[scifan57]

The church I attended when I was posted to CFB Halifax 37 years ago.
It’s one of four Lutheran churches in Nova Scotia. There’s one more in Halifax, one in Dartmouth and one in Lunenburg.