Days 48 .....I must be one in a million

Day 48 Sunday August 18th, 2013 
... Halifax

awoke to another beautiful, bright sunny day to find out from dad that the Lion's
won last night and it was a very exciting game in the last few minutes


had the big meal deal for breaky then showers and off to explore Halifax at 10:30
must mention that dad's bites are fading away....not as many little beasts in Dartmouth
also Missy needs help to get up the steps into the trailer

there is a ferry system simlar to the Seabus to get across the harbour and it works very well
once across we scouted out a city tour to take and opted for the Harbour Hopper Tour

where the same vehicle takes you around on land and in the water, it was a great tour

after the tour we strolled along the seawall and spotted a tourist information centre
the young lady put us on the right track to see the Bay of Fundy tomorrow
she also had great info about crossing over into the US

while at the info centre I manage to get my photo taken with Anne Murray

anonymous scribes picture

actual picture

{anonymous scribe is GREATFUL she had batteries in her camera}
 after the EXCITEMENT of Ann Murray we continue along the harbour walk on our way to Pier 21

upon entering they ask if you are there to find out about anyone in particular and I said it was me
they gave me a gold alumni sticker to wear

 click on the small pictures to see them bigger

 
we took a very interesting guided tour which included a half hour video presentation
we took another tour around the exhibits and found the Scythia listed as one of the many
ships that brought the one million plus immigrants to Canada between 1928 & 1971

so there you go.....I must be one in a million

 we then went in to a room where the staff help with research

because I knew the year, date & name of the ship we came on, the young man
found the 4 of us (Emma, with kids June, Sheila and Eddie Bulpitt) in no time flat

Sheila, Eddie, June & Emma

the funny thing was that Eddie was listed as 'James Bulpitt'
so I guess Edgar Bulpitt still lives in England
for a fee we were able to get a copy of the passenger list

the visit was very special for me to have gone back to where we first set foot on
Canadian soil almost 63 yeas ago

another bucket list item to tick off!!!
{anonymous scribe thinks that could be two items to tick off with meeting Anne Murray}

after an exciting day it was time to head back and let the little girl out of the trailer 
 before supper I scout out a campsite at Hopewell Cape where the gal at the
info centre said was a good spot for the Bay of Fundy tides

dinner then off to bed
S, G and M