Ten years on from moving away from Halifax, it continues to be one of my favourite places in the world. Friends would say I speak frequently of Halifax and truly, it is hard not to. From favourite hangouts to the music scene, from strolling along the harbour to cheering on the Mooseheads in an arena I refuse to call by its now corporate name, there is a lot of Halifax in my blood and I really like it that way.

Returning to the city is always a treat, even if it doesn’t happen as frequently as I might like. But when it does, like the last time on account of work, I enjoy it especially when my wife joins me and we treat it as a return to our roots and where our relationship began more than twenty years ago. Shortly off the plane, there was no doubt about our plans for the first night, starting with a return to the water that we miss so much in this prairie chapter of our lives.