Posted on October 28, 2022 Posted by John Scalzi 7 Comments
They have a clock tower! They’re proud of it, I understand.
Lovely day here in the Maritimes, and met lots of fab people at Hal-Con. Now off to dinner with friends.
How was your Friday?
— JS
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My Friday would be peachy, if I had a photo of Sarah McLachlan!
When was this built?
Dwight Williams: 1803.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Town_Clock
Wow! It looks like a clock/lighthouse combo!
If you don’t have dietary restrictions, I highly recommend The Press Gang for dinner, and order The Drill. Chef makes whatever he feels like creating, and every plate is so so wonderful.
Y’know about the great harbor explosion over a century ago? An event that truly merits the label “catastrophic…”
While it seems unlikely that you’d have time, after the con, a visit to Penny’s Cove will reveal the smashing collision of the big rock shoals and titanic waves.