Stage 9 Great Race 2018

The End! (Sunday, July 1)

Today is Canada Day, and Halifax is bustling.  We started the morning a little later and rallied a half day. It was not our best day of rallying. We didn’t miss a turn, but might have miss read a sign. We ran our best race this year and are so pleased with our progress. We covered the 2100 miles throughout New England and Canada, and completed our fifth Great Race without a breakdown.  Thank you to everyone’s well wishes and support.

Halifax, Nova Scotia is absolutely beautiful.  The coast is lined with rocks, Ponderosa Pines, and  wild flowers. The contrast of each makes it hard to take your eyes off of it. They were not just thinly lined down the road, but big bunches of lupins in a variety of colors.  It was so pretty we had to tell each other to focus on the race, and not the beauty that was surrounding us.

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Naval ship decorated for Canada Day

We finished the day at about 12:30 and headed to the Halifax Waterfront  We had a great lunch on the waterfront. We ate our last fresh lobsters meal for this trip . AOur cholesterol might be a little elevated, but happy to say we ate lobster every chance we had.

After lunch we took a town tour on an amphibious vehicle. It was a great way to see some of the sights of Halifax, and learn a little history.  Halifax is very much a maritime city. There is a naval base here and a citidel. Halifax had a munitions boat that exploded off the coast in 1917.  The boat collided with another boat and caught fire. The boat was full of so much ammunition that the explosion destroyed a big portion of the water front.

We ended the day with a dinner and awards ceremony. We celebrated another year with our friends and fellow competitors.  The team that won have been doing this for much of their lives, and this is the first time they have won.  Overall, we had a fantastic week, and were thrilled to see areas we would never have seen, and doing it an old car makes it fun.

Bangor, Maine with our friends Jean Ann and Gary (returned after the race)

Again, thanks to all of you for riding along with us.  We love this event, and love to share it with you.

Next year we start in Riverside, California and drive to Tacoma, Washington, we hope we will see some of you along the way!

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Author: emcniff

This is not really about me, but about an adventure we are lucky enough to take each year. Each trip provides new discoveries, and the opportunity to see this beautiful country we are so blessed to live in.

13 thoughts on “Stage 9 Great Race 2018”

    1. Looking forward to seeing you next year. Dinners weren’t the same without you, although Esther is pretty good at making reservations, you have a little competition.

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  4. Congrats on a successful rally. It was a pleasure meeting you both in FairPort. Have a wonderful summer. Happy 4th of July. You never know, maybe a trip out west next year is in the books. Take care and god bless.

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  6. I have been reading Miss Hathaway’s posts with great anticipation throughout the whole 2018 Great Race, and even though I didnt comment every day, I was so hoping Miss Jane could pull out a 1st Place win for all of you this year. You performed well and the competition was extremely tough in the Sportsman Division. You held strong and rallied so well…Congrats on a very successful and exciting fifth year of Great Race finishes! (Loved Miss Hathaway’s daily blog. Beautifully written. I could almost see it through your words.)

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  9. Congratulations on a GREAT RACE. We have so enjoyed following your adventure and we will remember our time meeting and sharing stories! Wishing you fantastic future adventures 🎈✌️🎈

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