Toward the end of our trek we ran into another memorial.
There was also a long pier that stretched far out into the water. Looking back, I probably should’ve gone out and taken some pictures. It looks like you’d get some great shots out there. Another mental note made for our trip up to Halifax, whenever that may be.
We’re almost there! It’s like seeing the oasis out in the desert.
When we arrive at the casino building, signs guide us to the left to a small door on the side of the building. When we walk inside, we have to walk up two flights of steps to reach the casino. There are elevators if you need to use them instead of the steps. After we leave the casino we discover there’s a closer entrance (with no steps) if you go to the right instead of to the left like the sign said. Maybe the entrance to the right – which we used to exit the casino – is really only an exit? I guess this is question we won’t know the answer to for a little while now…
One last stop before we enter the casino. My mom has to get a picture taken with her idols.
After I get carded by the guard, we take an escalator back down two flights to the casino. (What was the point of making us walk up those two flights of steps if we were just going down two flights anyway?) My parents were disappointed with the casino because there wasn’t a craps table. The roulette dealer – who was very friendly and talkative – said they were getting their full-size craps table exchanged for a smaller one. They had to wait for some paperwork to go through before they could receive the new one, which is why there weren’t any craps tables at this time. They did have two roulette tables, card tables, virtual blackjack, a poker room, and lots of slots. Oh, and a high stakes slot room, complete with two $100 slot machines! (Canadian dollars, of course.)
Just a couple notes about the casino:
- They only accept Canadian dollars. The cashier will exchange your money for you at current exchange rates. You can change back until 4:00 am at the same rate, just bring back your receipt.
- The slot machines do not take coins. I got some coins in my exchange and wanted to put some quarters in a slot machine. Not possible at this casino.
- If you play cards, you can only hold your cards with one hand. The dealer informed me of this when I used two hands to fan out my cards once.
Up next: the walk back to the ship.
