We arrived in Halifax early this morning. There are 6 cruise ships in this harbor so there were a lot of tourists wandering the city today. The day was overcast, but the little bit of rain abated as soon as we stopped to put our rain jackets on. We walked along the harbor and then into town. Halifax is a lovely city with a mixture of older and new buildings.

We did not see the Titanic Cemetery, but the city of Halifax sent rescuers to the sinking Titanic only to realize that their mission was to be one of recovering bodies instead. The White Star Company maintains the burial place of 121 Titanic fatalities.

Only a few years after the Titanic disaster, two ships collided in the narrows of the harbor. The Cargo of munitions and fuels exploded. Thousands were injured or killed and over 1600 buildings were destroyed.

The Halifax Public Gardens were a highlight of our walk. This beautiful Victorian Garden was severely damaged by a hurricane in 2003 but rebuilt by volunteers. The garden has 140 varieties of trees and beautiful beds of flowers that have something blooming year-round.