Sydney, Nova Scotia
We arrived late into Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, but late is better than never. The Captain made the decision that the passage into port was too narrow to attempt in the dark. He decided to wait until sunup at 7:30am for the passage. Since he backed this monstrous ship down the passage and into its berth, we cut him some slack.
Last year, we were in Sydney and it was snowing. This year, the day was bright, clear and really cold. We took an early tour, meaning we were to be on the pier at 8:15am. That requires rising at 6:45am, which in real life is not so early, but it just seems wrong on vacation. We go through an outside area on our way to breakfast and pass a bar with the bartender wearing a parka with the hood up and a ball cap as well. Tomorrow, Wednesday, in Halifax will be the same. The tour was out to Baddeck, Nova Scotia, the summer home and burial place of Alexander Graham Bell. The trip out took over an hour and we only had an hour in the museum. We could have easily spent three hours there. As it was, we watched the video on his work with hydrofoils and listened to a talk about his work teaching the deaf to speak. He was so much more than we knew, working on man-carrying kites, airplanes in the Wright Brothers era, the hydrofoils and more. It was fascinating.
At dinner on Tuesday, we heard that Princess Cruises is dropping Corner Brook, the port we missed, and Sydney from next year's itinerary. We did not hear the reasons, but we were late leaving Sydney because another cruise ship was anchored in the narrow passage into port and was blocking our way. They left later than our scheduled time and so we were late again. The Captain announced that we might be late arriving in Halifax on Wednesday morning.
We are happy to announce that there have been no visits to the Medical Center on this trip! So far, so good. The low sodium diet that the Head Waiter helps with is working well. Most meals have been fine, although there was one exception. On British night, John tried the sole without the sauce. The sole sorely needed that sauce! There was no way to make it palatable.
Last year, we were in Sydney and it was snowing. This year, the day was bright, clear and really cold. We took an early tour, meaning we were to be on the pier at 8:15am. That requires rising at 6:45am, which in real life is not so early, but it just seems wrong on vacation. We go through an outside area on our way to breakfast and pass a bar with the bartender wearing a parka with the hood up and a ball cap as well. Tomorrow, Wednesday, in Halifax will be the same. The tour was out to Baddeck, Nova Scotia, the summer home and burial place of Alexander Graham Bell. The trip out took over an hour and we only had an hour in the museum. We could have easily spent three hours there. As it was, we watched the video on his work with hydrofoils and listened to a talk about his work teaching the deaf to speak. He was so much more than we knew, working on man-carrying kites, airplanes in the Wright Brothers era, the hydrofoils and more. It was fascinating.
At dinner on Tuesday, we heard that Princess Cruises is dropping Corner Brook, the port we missed, and Sydney from next year's itinerary. We did not hear the reasons, but we were late leaving Sydney because another cruise ship was anchored in the narrow passage into port and was blocking our way. They left later than our scheduled time and so we were late again. The Captain announced that we might be late arriving in Halifax on Wednesday morning.
We are happy to announce that there have been no visits to the Medical Center on this trip! So far, so good. The low sodium diet that the Head Waiter helps with is working well. Most meals have been fine, although there was one exception. On British night, John tried the sole without the sauce. The sole sorely needed that sauce! There was no way to make it palatable.
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