We had to go to the Infirmary in the city for tests on Wednesday. It has been a while since we last went to Halifax. We added a couple of stops en route. At Bayers Lake shopping centre, we wanted to check out planters (trugs) at Lee Valley. Unfortunately, no luck.
While at the Centre, we went across to Chapters. It has been an age since we stopped at a full bookstore. I was overwhelmed by the choice, and the advertising — bookcases of titles mentioned on different CBC talk shows.
We successfully negotiated Spring Garden Road and Robie Street. We were able to find parking on a side street, opposite Woozles childrens’ bookstore. The QEII Health Sciences Centre was unrecognizable. Major structural changes are underway. Eventually, we entered the Veterans building , then through various long corridors to the Cardiac Device clinic. We were there early, and the various tests did not take long.
There did seem to be some confusion about our home address and whether we should have attended the Valley Regional Hospital. On our way home, we stopped in Kentville to clarify what information was on file. Next time, it will be Kentville.
One last stop in Berwick at the Apple Valley Pies Plus Outlet, for berry crumble.
It must have been well over a year since we spent a full day in Metro Halifax. Makes me wonder about spending time in Toronto or Vancouver.
Also the different perceptions of the ‘country mouse’ in comparison to the ‘city mouse’. Time to make some adjustments. Two years is likely too long a break.
When we head to New Glasgow, we turn off at Windsor, thus avoiding metro Halifax/Dartmouth.
Ernest Blair Experiment 