Monday 9/18
Stopped at the Blue Beach Fossil Museum near Hansport, NS for a fascinating talk with the guy there about fossils. Unfortunately, I neglected to take any photos of the fossils and didn’t have time to walk down to the beach to look for fossils. BlueBeachFossilMuseum.com
On Monday night, I stayed at the Alt Hotel at the Halifax airport to make an early Tuesday morning flight. It was very interesting, with mid-century modern furnishings and a sleek, minimalistic design.
I flew home from Halifax Stanfield International airport. During Operation Yellow Ribbon, diverted planes landed at the Halifax airport after the September 11, 2001 attacks when US airspace was closed, and flights from Europe were advised to avoid major Canadian airports.
The number of arriving passengers greatly outstripped the capacity of the airport, which faced processing 7,000–8,000 people with an arrivals facility designed to handle 900 per hour. The Halifax municipal government was tasked with providing emergency shelter, food, transportation and care to the stranded travelers, who were housed in city sports complexes and schools, churches, universities, military bases, as well as the homes of private citizens.
~ from Wikipedia