Carmen and I traveled to Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada. We took the 12-day Globus
tour (CF) which goes around Newfoundland and Labrador and begins in Corner
Brook. To get to Corner Brook, Newfoundland
we are driving from Maine to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada where we will take a
flight, on July 18th, to Deer Lake, Newfoundland and then a 15 minute ride to
Corner Brook where our tour begins.
We decided to drive to Halifax because last year we drove to
Cape Breton on the northern end of Nova Scotia and drove the Cabot Trail. We had a good time, but ran out of time to
make it to the south side of Nova Scotia.
Therefore when we return to Halifax we will start there for our drive
around the southern end of Nova Scotia.
We left Florida for Maine on July 11th and arrived in
Auburn, Maine on the 12th. Then we drove
to Moncton, Canada on the 16th then continued to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
where we will spend the night for our flight to Newfoundland on the 18th. We left the car at the hotel while on our
trip and we’ll pick it up on our return.
Arriving in Halifax early we decided to visit the Citadel,
the British fort overlooking the St John’s River. Here is the main entrance to the fort, guarded
by a military guard in World War I period uniform.
Inside the fort there is plenty of room for people and
equipment. You can see the inside walls
and where the gun placements are on the top.
Personnel and equipment would be housed inside the walls with access by
some of the doors seen along the interior of the wall.
Moving about the grounds a squad of infantrymen (and woman)
receives instructions in rifle hand-to-hand combat and the use of the bayonet;
of which only the squad leader, not shown, actually has one.
We made just in time to look towards the top of the wall as one
of the big cannons was fired at noon.
You can see two of the five members of the gun crew.
Climbing the ramp that you see on the left side, we made our
way to the tip of the wall. From here
you have a very good view of almost the entire inside of the fort. The center building and in the far end you
can just make out the field demonstration area.
Walking along the wall perimeter we pass a number of
different cannons and mortars used at this fort throughout its history. This one is quite a piece of artillery. You can see that it is on a slide so that the
cannon can be moved to cover a wide area.
Here the five members of the gun crew, in period uniform, that fired the cannon
at noon, await their appointed time to clear the area. Notice the fuse housing is covered with a
metal cover to stop any unwanted detonations.
Leaving the top of the wall we return to the fort base where
there are displays of equipment and supplies used during WWI. There is also access to the two buildings and
any of the doors leading into the rooms within the wall.
At this exit, the same as the entrance from earlier, several
personnel are dressed in period uniform; two are in WWI uniform and the other
is in traditional Highland Brigade uniform with the dress kilt and headdress.
Tomorrow we fly to Deer Lake then shuttle to Corner Brook to
begin our tour.
