I woke up a few minutes early this morning, so I got dressed and went out for a walk. Good news: It wasn’t raining. The bad news: BRRR! It was in the 40’s and breezy this morning. I put on my hat & gloves and strolled a few blocks down the road to a lighthouse I had seen during our driving tour yesterday. Soon, it was time to get back to the room and meet up with everyone for breakfast.
After breakfast, we packed up a few last minute items and then our guides came to pick us up at 10am. I borrowed his cell phone on the way over to call Canadian Customs and file my IFR flight plan. Things went very smoothly at the airport. We put our luggage on a couple of carts and pushed them all the way out to the plane. Soon we had everything loaded and were taxiing out for departure a few minutes before 11am.
We climbed into the clouds shortly after takeoff and were soon cleared direct to Halifax. We popped out of the top of the clouds around 5,000 feet and enjoyed smooth air & sunshine for most of the 2 hour flight. As we approached Halifax, the clouds thickened and we began to pick up traces of ice. We descended below the freezing level and got a free airplane wash (rain) during our instrument approach.
The weather was roughly the same as St. Pierre: Cold, windy, cloudy, and rainy. However, I knew it was forecast to improve later in the day. We got a rental car (mini-van) this time, loaded the bags, and drove about 20 minutes to the Prince George Hotel.
We dropped our bags, got some lunch, and then headed to the Atlantic museum to see the Titanic exhibit, which we found very interesting. Luckily, they had a tugboat exhibit with interactive games that occupied the boys for much of our visit.
Later, everyone went back to the hotel to relax while I took a walk around town. We had dinner at the hotel restaurant and it was terrific! Tomorrow, we are planning to drive to Peggy’s cove for sightseeing & lunch. Maybe later, I will take the boys to a nice park I discovered during my walk this afternoon.
After breakfast, we packed up a few last minute items and then our guides came to pick us up at 10am. I borrowed his cell phone on the way over to call Canadian Customs and file my IFR flight plan. Things went very smoothly at the airport. We put our luggage on a couple of carts and pushed them all the way out to the plane. Soon we had everything loaded and were taxiing out for departure a few minutes before 11am.
We climbed into the clouds shortly after takeoff and were soon cleared direct to Halifax. We popped out of the top of the clouds around 5,000 feet and enjoyed smooth air & sunshine for most of the 2 hour flight. As we approached Halifax, the clouds thickened and we began to pick up traces of ice. We descended below the freezing level and got a free airplane wash (rain) during our instrument approach.
The weather was roughly the same as St. Pierre: Cold, windy, cloudy, and rainy. However, I knew it was forecast to improve later in the day. We got a rental car (mini-van) this time, loaded the bags, and drove about 20 minutes to the Prince George Hotel.
We dropped our bags, got some lunch, and then headed to the Atlantic museum to see the Titanic exhibit, which we found very interesting. Luckily, they had a tugboat exhibit with interactive games that occupied the boys for much of our visit.
Later, everyone went back to the hotel to relax while I took a walk around town. We had dinner at the hotel restaurant and it was terrific! Tomorrow, we are planning to drive to Peggy’s cove for sightseeing & lunch. Maybe later, I will take the boys to a nice park I discovered during my walk this afternoon.
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