I hadn't realized how hilly Halifax is. It descends to the Atlantic Fleet port and you can see some frigates and other ships getting serviced. If you follow along though, you get to a main street place where students are everywhere! Them and tourists. I kept following my iphone until I was only kilometeres from the park. I sent messages to kathy and Megumi updating them on my progress. I sent a message to Jim too, letting him know I was only 7 km from the ocean but that I was going to give up! This was a tribute to the very, vey funny joke I played on his wife Mel. I showed enough restraint not to msg Mel though! The scenery changed to smaller homes and finally the park itself. I asked a lady where I could go to get a good beach picture and she pointed to the bottom and said I would find my spot there. Sure enough, there was a wide, gravel trail that followed the waterfront. I stopped at the Anchor to memorialize those sailors killed in peacetime. I took a few pictures, changed clothes and walked down to the water almost reluctantly...it was really over! I walked over the rocks and washed my face in the salty water of the Atlantic. Success!! Now the hard part...I had to get someone to take my picture. There were a bevy of beautiful co-eds all running but I was reluctant to stop them from fine-tuning their bodies. Finally, I saw a couple and asked them if they could take my picture. I found out their names were kazue and Mike. They were surprised that I had come all that way. They took a few pictures to commerate the trip. Kazue wanted to know my name because she thought I was going to be famous! I wish people would just get to know me for who I am and not just for my fame and many accomplishments!! I also texted a few people and made my final status to facebook. I took a last look at the ocean and went to Henry House for a few celebratory beers and some of the best Chicken Chowder I have ever had. Delicious. I biked over to Dan's place to stay and found he was a younger guy who worked for Westjet. It was a spacious house filled with lots of musical instruments including a bigger uke that was quite nice! He'd done a trip of his own and seemed to really like touring. He took off to eat with his dad and left me to do laundry (how I love to do laundry now!) and shower (how I love to shower now!) and play music. I saw some Shock Therapy bodywash in the shower but after my previous bodywash experience, decided that I would give that a pass. Dan came home later along with a few of his roommates and I was allowed to sleep in the sun parlour which was cool but I told Dan that I didn't want to go into shock by sleeping in a warm bed the first night of my transformation! A good sleep! Tomorrow, a day of sightseeing.
gail
10/12/2012 08:23:58 am
You did it! Congratulations! It really is quite an amazing accomplishment David. Thanks for sharing your journey. (You will be blogging from France, right?)
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Lynn MacNeil
10/12/2012 03:39:12 pm
You made it! Congratulations David!
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