Declan did some work travel to Nova Scotia and Denver.
The Access 2004 conference was held in Halifax, New Scotland this year. Here’s a view from my hotel room:
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We did an Alexander Keith’s brewery tour:
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I think that’s Alexander…
Then we did a pub crawl. Mmmm, beer!
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So, what do you do when yer in a timezone 4 hrs ahead of yours at 3am?
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Drink more and eat candy in a hospitality suite!
Very nice shopping and lunch place by the waterfront.
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And this is the small boardwalk they have just outside the shopping center:
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A nice lady (thanks Tanja!) from Acadia University offered to be my guide to the interior of Nova Scotia.
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We drove to the valley (North of Halifax for about an hour) and I got some fall color shots:
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One of the small towns in the area has a Pumpkin People theme:
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Kinda creepy… 🙂
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On Sunday, before hopping a plane to Denver, a couple of us drove up to Peggy’s Cove for breakfast and to see the Atlantic:
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While in Denver, I got to see my brother, Aidan:
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He tought me some hunting techniques:
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More trip pictures.