Marianna We leave Lunenburg and the haunted bookstore with its cemetery behind and head towards another cemetery, this time in the capital of Nova Scotia. We have a few days of van life ahead of us in Halifax.
It may sound strange, but the first thing we'll do is visit the Fairview Cemetery, which is home to the Titanic Grave Site, where most of the bodies recovered from the sea are buried. We know it’s a bit macabre, and this is a novelty for us; this kind of tourism isn't typically our style! However, for the Titanic, we felt compelled to make this exception during our van life in Halifax. We’ll uncover some interesting details we were completely unaware of. We then continue our visit in the city center, spending several hours at the Maritime Museum, where there’s also a lot about the Titanic. We were able to see a lifeboat up close, view the passenger list, and examine some furnishings recovered from the sea.
We will also learn about the disaster that occurred in the port of Halifax caused by the collision between two ships in 1917. Due to the highly explosive material carried by one of the ships, nearly 2,000 people lost their lives.
In the museum, we will also show you Sable Island, a sandbar that constantly changes shape due to ocean currents and has been the site of several shipwrecks over time!
Let's move on to a lighter topic and board the CSS Acadia, a decommissioned oceanographic vessel that is now open for visits right in front of the museum. Ruggero feels right at home and enjoys recognizing all the familiar instrumentation.
After such a day, we need a bit of nature. We return to the spot that welcomed us during our first days upon arrival and take the cats for a walk in the forest behind us.
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