- Circle Iceland: 24 days on Nieuw Statendam (Post #1)
- Lobster Rolls in Boston (Post #2)
- Black Falcon Check-in and SailAway (Post #3)
- Tuxedo Junction in the North Atlantic (Post #4)
- The Big Fiddle – Sydney Nova Scotia (Post #5)
- Captain Cook in Corner Brook (Post #6)
- Red Bay, Newfoundland (Post #7)
- Lounging in the Labrador Sea (Post #8)
- Qaqortoq, Greenland (Post #9)
- Sailing Prince Christian Sound (Post #10)
- Sailing the Denmark Strait (Post #11)
- Dynjandi & The Westfjords – Isafjordur (Post #12)
- Myvatn, Godafoss & Nature Baths – Akureyri (Post #13)
- Puffins and Elves -Seydisfjordur (Post #14)
- The Eggs of Merry Bay – Djupivogur (Post #15)
- Fiber, Falls, Steam and a $55 Hot Dog? Reykjavik (Post #16)
- Grundarfjörður canceled but Pinnacle Gala is a hit (Post #17)
- The Blend at Sea (Post #18)
- The Outdoor Museum in Nanortalik (Post #19)
- Sailing the Labrador Sea Westbound (Post #20)
- The Lighthouse in St. Anthony (Post #21)
- Puffins, Whales & Hockey? – St. John’s (Post #22)
- France in the North Atlantic – St. Pierre (Post #23)
- The Invasion of the Towel Animals (Post #24)
- Red Chairs in Halifax (Post #25)
- The Mountain and The Mansion – Bar Harbor (Post #26)
- Back in Boston – JFK Library (Post #27)
Timbits, Titantic, and Yarn combined with a little chocolate for an enjoyable Halifax port visit.
Halifax
Overcast skies with a little rain greeted us as we moored at the downtown Halifax cruise terminal.
Our travel agent, Craft Cruises, arranged for an excursion to visit several yarn shops and the Fairview Lawn Cemetery where many of the people who died on the Titanic were buried.  The Titanic sunk about 700 miles east of Halifax on April 15th, 1912
Our group met in the Billboard Lounge around 9:30 am and we headed off the ship as a group to find our bus.  We were on the road around 10 AM to our first stop; Handmaiden Yarns,
Handmaiden Yarns is not a retail outlet and they are not open to the public.  The only visitors allowed are prearranged groups.  They are located on the edge of a residential area and the business was a house converted into their dye workshop, drying rooms, offices, and display area.  Check out their website to see where their yarn is available in retail outlets.
After we arrived we divided into two groups of about 10 knitters each.  While the first group was getting a tour of their dyeing studio, the other group had a chance to shop for yarn in one of the rooms set up as a display.  Judy had wanted to break her trend and NOT buy yarn that was the same color of the top she was wearing, but that didn’t last long.
We spent about an hour here before getting back on the bus and heading over to LK Yarns, which was only a block away.
LK Yarns is in a nice area with a few restaurants and cafes nearby.
After we left LK Yarn we headed over to Fairview cemetery to see the Titanic grave sites.
Our final Yarn Shop was The Loop
We did some window shopping as we headed to Tim Hortons which was at one end of the waterfront boardwalk.
