When the temperature finally hit 32 Celcius, what better place to spend the day and night than on the practically deserted Hangman's Beach on McNabb's Island, in Halifax Harbour. Very peaceful evening--which was just a little disappointing given the beach's gruesome history.
From Wikipedia's note on the beach:
Maugher Beach, where a lighthouse stands, is also known as "Hangman's Beach" because of its use by the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars to hang the bodies of executed mutineers as a warning to crews of ships entering the harbour that this was a port where they had best behave themselves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNabs_Island
Hangman's Beach Haiku
Three centuries on
Hanged spirits rest easy
Disappointing night
