In Halifax, we have a large bridge over which you can walk, and under which large ships pass, in the MacDonald bridge. On a rare occasion or two, I have been walking on that bridge as a big ship passed underneath, making for a cool experience except for the ship exhaust that can be suffocating. We all have face masks to combat that exhaust now, after COVID, and since I was reminded of the experience being near the bridge as a ship passed one day, I have taken an interest to see if I can be over the bridge more often as some of the larger ships coming through passes under. It’s not quite as simple as a schedule presented online, because they don’t update it well, and variance can be by hours, which makes it challenging in the cold winter weather these days as I write this. However, I captured one such experience a month ago on my phone, of a ship leaving. I am hoping to catch one coming in the near future, and an even bigger ship. But for now, I hope this TikTok I made will give you a better idea of what my words were trying to convey.

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