13.07 + 14.07.
Sightseeing in Halifax.
I walk. I walk through the streets. I walk up to the citadel, from where you have a good overview of the city. And then to the port. The weather is excellent. A lot of people are on the promenade. Children are playing and street musicians try to earn some money. In Point of Pleasant Park, at the southern tip, a few places invite for swimming in the bay.
Unfortunately, I do not have my bathing clothes with me. In the sweltering heat I can hardly resist to jump into the cool water with all my clothes. Saturday I spend a few hours at the jazz festival. Admission was free.
On Sunday I took the first big ride. I planned around 250km, 4 1/2 to 5 hours. I started in the morning driving along the coast. I passed coves where sailboats are gently rocking in the waves. Although it is 10 o’clock in the morning and it’s already bright sunshine, it is very cold along the sea and I put on a sweater.
The planned route pulls me to the inner land. Meanwhile, the temperature has risen sharply, somewhere I see 36 degrees on a display panel. Driving is very exhausting in this heat. Sometimes I pass small lakes. I’m driving around a few of them looking for public access, but everything is private property.
It is a true torture. The cooling water is so close and yet out of reach. Sundays in the evening I went to the Lebanese Festival. It felt like beeing in a different country immediately. The audience consisted largely (I’m assuming) of people of Lebanese descent. Few tourists or locals can be seen. In a ballroom, dances were performed by various groups. I eat a large plate of Lebanese specialties.
I’m very exhausted from todays activities. There is still so much to see. But I have to go. In five days, I want to be with my friends in Montreal.
Thanks for reading, Jürgen.