Water, Water Everywhere

Nova Scotia is a peninsula. Within it, Halifax is also a peninsula. Therefore, you can drive pretty much in any direction and hit water of some description. On Saturday, September 21, 2013, that's exactly what we did.

First stop: Rainbow Haven Beach in Cole Harbour.

 

"But that's not water," you say.
Take a few more steps, my friend.

 There is water.... and there is sand.
And when the underground water supply frees itself from the confines of the sand to run in to the ocean, there is this super-cool, all-natural effect:

 We weren't there for long before the fog started coming in. Being in Nova Scotia means it isn't surprising in the least to have this happen:

Looking left.

Looking right.

 When the fog started to engulf the entire beach, we took our leave.

Not without one more shot on the way out though.

We didn't get to drive far before we were completely engulfed too.

As was the Cow Bay Moose (yes, this is a real thing)

 So we headed back to the substantially more predictable weather of the city. Downtown Halifax from the Dartmouth side of the harbour...

 ... and a side trip to Sanford Flemming Park, also known as "The Dingle" on the Northwest Arm, where we watched the sun go down.

Still not ready to call it a day? Feet in the water at Kearney Lake, and a few minutes of complete calm to soak up what might turn out to be the last evening of summer.