It was sad to say goodbye to the Landcruiser that will have circumnavigated the globe by the time it returns to the UK.
We returned to the hotel and as the weather was so nice, decided to walk up to the Citadel Hill and watch the Noon Day gun being fired. This is a tradition that is enacted every day of the year except Christmas Day.
On the way up to the hill we passed the Clock Tower and took a much better photo than yesterday in the pouring rain.
At the fort entrance stood a guard, resplendent in his kilted uniform.
It was nearly noon and we stood and waited for the gun to be fired. The noise of the canon was deafening and reverberated across the city. The smoke wafted down from the fort ramparts just above us.
A short walk down the hill brought us to the centre of the city and we went into St. Paul's church in one of the squares. A church volunteer showed us a piece of metal, sticking out of the wall, that had come from the Halifax explosion in 1917. It had been left as a reminder of that terrible day.
We returned to our hotel and picked up our bags and took a taxi to Halifax airport. We were very fortunate that BA were flying, so I was able to cancel my Air Canada flights from Halifax to Heathrow. This meant we reverted to our original flights of a short flight on Air Canada to Montreal and then the evening flight on BA to London.
Our ninth long distance drive had ended. Each time we say it can't be possible to match, let alone beat, the previous drives, but somehow we always do! What an amazing country Canada is. From the western to the eastern seaboard we have seen wonderful sights and met such generous and friendly people. As we have said many times before, we can't wait to return!!
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