Lunenburg, Nova Scotia - June 27 - June 28, 2015

 

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia - June 27 - June 28, 2015

June 27, 2015

Road construction that caused the slow drive

We arrived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia from Annapolis Royal about mid-day.  The trip was only 96 miles but it took over two hours since it was bad roads.  With the slower speeds, it allows us to appreciate the beautiful country.

Bev & Stan in Lunenburg 

We had a tour of the Atlantic Fisheries Museum and were able to walk along the docks.  Lunenburg is referred to, by some, as the Rainbow town.  From the pictures, you can see why.  All of the buildings are brightly colored in about every color under the rainbow. 

Lobster

Our tour guide Lorna took us through the museum, telling us about the history of the museum, which had been a working fish processing plant.  She also told us how the lobster molts it shell, sometime as often as once a year.  She also explained the need for the rubber bands around their claws.  This is to keep the lobsters from eating each other when they are confined and molting.  Another interesting fact is that their two claws have different purposes and are different sizes.  The larger claw is the crusher, to crush the shells of clams, etc.  The other one is used to shred their food.  Lobster are scavenger that will eat the remains of food other fish leave behind.  We were able to see a blue lobster.  This is rare, almost like an albino in other animals.

 

After the museum, we went to the dock and took pictures of the ship Bluenose II.  Bluenose II is a replica of the fishing schooner Bluenose.   The harbor is beautiful, with a golf course on the other side.

Since we were not on a bus tour, but doing the tour in our car, we left the harbor, and drove to the other side of the bay.  We were able to get a great shot of Lunenburg with the rainbow colors.

 

Bluenose II

 

June 28, 2015

It is Sunday, and we have a day of rest.  We have no tours planned for today, so are planning to watch some Nascar, wash clothes and work on the blog some more.   With the weather being rainy and nasty it seemed like a nice day to just stay in.

That was the plan.  However, as the day wore on closer to race time, the DirecTV went out and NO Nascar.  That changed Stan’s plans for the day.   Bev still washed clothes and worked on the Blog.  In addition, the grout in the tile was driving Bev crazy, so she started scrubbing the tile.  The only thing that would have been better, is having Nascar.   Bummer.