Have T@b will travel: Another "Weather Bomb"!

This blog is beginning to sound more like the weather channel than a travel blog! Such is life! We are still in Halifax and have been hit by freezing temperatures and freezing rain…. and as I type this the lights are flickering. I believe we are in for a power outage! Better make this quick! Like I said, we are still enjoying the company of our friends and the warmth of their home! The weather unfortunately has stopped us from getting out and enjoying the area, but we have squeezed in a few nice walks. Halifax dates back to the 1700's, and Point Pleasant Park is a 77 hectare piece of land dating back to Halifax's beginnings. The park hosts many artillery batteries and the oldest Martello Tower (fort) in North America. Unfortunately in 2003 Halifax was hit by Hurricane Juan, destroying 3/4 of the trees in the park. In 2008 over 70,000 Acadian Forest Trees were planted surpassing the amount of trees lost in the storm, awesome! One more interesting tidbit. Halifax leases the park land from the Canadian Government for 1 shilling per year! The original lease was negotiated by Sir William Young in 1866.