What better way to spend our 38th Anniversary than in the Unesco town of Lunenburg in Nova Scotia! What a great day we had and the weather was spectacular. 13 years ago when we came to Lunenburg we wanted to go on the Bluenose, but it was in for repairs and was not sailing that year. We had booked on another sailboat but due to inclement weather they could not go out. Apparently this happens quite a bit due to fog and rain, so we lucked out!! We found out that yesterday both tours were closed due to rain.
We had reservations on the Blue Nose II for a 9:30 a.m. sale. It is owned by the province of Nova Scotia.
Incredible how the crew works together. There are 20 crew. When not working they are all quite eager to chat, and answer questions. Sometimes they go New York if they get hired for a big event. A few weeks ago they went to Yarmouth, which took 31 hours away. They work in shifts of 4 hours with 5 crew on each shift. They also go to Halifax for events and will give tours there sometimes as well. Our tour today was 2 hours. We went out to the Ovens Natural Park (where they have sea caves – we are going tomorrow!) and then turned and came back to Lunenburg. We all enjoyed this so much! If you are in Lunenburg, you should definitely add this to your bucket list.
Cheers to a great morning on the Bluenose II. One of Tracy’s friends recommended this restaurant, so we went for beer and a small bite!
Dockside Lobster and Seafood restaurant, right across from the Bluenose II was a perfect spot to sit on a patio and enjoy a cold beer and some fabulous seafood!
There are quite a few restaurants in Lunenburg and we got many recommendations from the town folk as well. My only suggestion is that if it is a nice day, find one that overlooks the harbour or has a patio on the harbour. It is such a beautiful view!
We found out from a local that day that in 2011 when we were told that the Bluenose II was being repaired…..it actually was being rebuilt as it had wood rot……so really “this one should be called the Bluenose III”
We took a horse and buggy through town. Bernie was the horse and Sue was our funny guide. She had a lot of dry jokes to share. haha. But she also gave some great history of Lunenburg and the history of the buildings and houses.
“Lunenburg is the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. Established in 1753, it has retained its original layout and overall appearance, based on a rectangular grid pattern drawn up in the home country. The inhabitants have managed to safeguard the city’s identity throughout the centuries by preserving the wooden architecture of the houses, some of which date from the 18th century.”
We stopped in Ironworks, the old Blacksmith shop, and now a distillery. They had some yummy things and I brought home 4 liquiers. This one Pear Eue De Vie was cool. They attach bottles to the pear buds and then grow the pear in the bottle. They send 300 bottles to the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia (near Digby) – usually they get about 200 successful bottles back, this year they only got about 70 back. Hence the price I am sure of $160.
Lunenbrg Academy National Historic Site. Quite the building. I saw the peaks from the water when we were on the Bluenose and I thought it was a big church.
Shipwright Brewery in Lunenburg. A great place to stop and partake in some samples! and of courses purchases to share at the campfire!!
Cheers to Lunenburg and cheers to 38 years Bart and Sonya!!!! We had an incredible dinner at the The Old Fish Factory Restaurant. We all said “we loved our meals”!! We went here 13 years ago and now again – a great choice if you are in Lunenburg. and they do have an outside dockside patio as well.
What an incredible day in Lunenburg!!!
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