PhillyFlicks Hit the Road: Halifax to Digby, NS

Today we spent the first half of the day in Halifax before driving across Nova Scotia to Digby. There was too much to see and do in the city for the amount of time we had, so we decided to tour the Citadel, visit the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame, and walk along the waterfront.

The Citadel

The first stop was the Citadel - the famous star-shaped fort that overlooks the city.

We had to sneak in past the guard, of course

Entering the Citadel

The aptly-name Dry Ditch

Our tour guide entering stage left (or is that stage right?)

Grace in front of the South Ravelin

Inside the sally Port

Marching Drill

Spot Emma in the crowd

Preparing to fire the noontime cannon

Checking off her Park Xplorer activity book

Her final task - stand like a guard for one minute

Always nice to hear bagpipes

Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame

On the walk down to the water, we happened upon this attraction. There was a special exhibit, too. How could we pass it up?

Sid the Kid artifacts

How cute - his old baby bottle

Everyone loved this - the Crosby Family dryer!

Waterfront

Oh, look - the girls found an ice cream place! Well, I had to let them know that they had already had enough ice cream for the week..

Emma likes this War of 1812 marker
I prefer the LOVE sculpture

Losing it a bit on the way back to the "parking lot"

Digby

The drive from Halifax to Digby was nice. We didn't have too much time to make stops, but the Evangeline area and Grand Pre looked great. We would have loved to spend more time there. We arrived in Digby around 5:30. This was a beautiful town and we had a good time walking around a bit. The big events they host here are a Scallop Festival and the Wharf Rat Motorcycle Rally. I'm kind of glad we missed both of these.