Between the gardens, the anniversary party and the utter lack of extra money, we've been too busy and too poor to leave home. I did plan one getaway, however, for the end of August to celebrate Dwayne's birthday. We spent the past weekend in Halifax and it was worth the wait. Relaxing and rejuvenating. Nice to be reminded of why we wish we could do more travelling.

The whole thing pivoted on taking Dwayne to a Scottish Public Housecalled the Loose Cannon, since flying him to Scotland for the weekend was not an option (what a surprise that would have been!). The food was average but we could drink beer brewed in Edinburgh! (Not Guinness as the glass suggests.) The beer was so smooth we went back Sunday for the weekend brunch and more beer and I had a decent haggis.
We took a couple of walks along the harbour and finally visited the Seaport Farmers Market. 

On the way back to the hotel Sunday afternoon, we took a side trip to Brazil - sat on the patio at Pipa to drink sangria (yes, Shelagh, you should have been there!);

The view from our hotel.