During the two World Wars supply and fighting ships had safety in numbers as they headed east across the Atlantic. The gathered in the Bedford Basin (the northen most part of the Halifax Harbour) and then sailed east. These convoys filled basin, as observed in the picture above from the Archives of Canada. The picture was taken looking south. The narrowest part of the harbour is visible in the picture, the site of the Halifax Explosion. And in the top of the picture is MacNab's Island.
Admiral Harry DeWolfe was born in Bedford and went on to become one of Canada's greatest naval officers for his role during World War 2. There is a park on the Bedford waterfront named after him. I often walk along the waterfront, including this past Sunday morning as the sun was coming up. It was cool and calm.
I walked up the hill from the park (I hate hills) and was rewarded with a spectacular view of the basin and harbour, the bridges in the distance, and absolute peace.
S.
3 comments:
Beautiful photographs! Now I've got Kris Kristopherson singing in my head...Sunday Morning Sidewalk.
Bubbie,
For the first time in a long time I actually DIDN'T have anything running through my head as I watched the sun come up except that I was happy I went for a walk.
I was also pleased with how well the pics came out.
S.
Nice photos!
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