Point Pleasant Park, Halifax

It was a chilly gray day today.

Sister Sarah and I went for a long walk around Point Pleasant Park.

Point Pleasant Park lies on a rocky 75-hectare (185 acre). It has been a place of recreation for the citizens of Halifax since the city's founding in 1749. Before that, it was a hunting, fishing and ceremonial area for the indigenous Mi'kmaq people.

Until 1866, Point Pleasant was primarily a military bastion but in that year it was leased to a newly formed commission for a public park.

Here's me with the Canadian Peacetime Sailors Memorial (Bonaventure Anchor), which is an anchor and chain from HMCS Bonaventure.

Hurricane Juan devastated the park in 2003, knocking down nearly 3/4 of the trees, closing the park for almost a year. About 70,000 trees have been replanted.

Here's the Halifax Memorial (Sailors Memorial), which stands in memory of the men and women of the Navy, Army, and Merchant Navy who lost their lives and have unknown graves.

It was nice walking along the water.

Here's Sister Sarah ...

There are lots of trails you can follow. Lots of people had the same idea as us ... getting outside for a long walk. Many brought their dogs to walk on the unleashed paths.

It's a really nice park. Surprisingly I've never been there before.