Day 41 - Friday, July 11 Lunenburg, NS

Relocating today to Lunenburg.  Before we leave I run to Fisherman's Wharf to pick up some Digby Scallops for the freezer.  Those scallops are absolutely huge!  The Fish Market is just opening and I spy a large tank with fresh lobster crawling around.  Hmmm, should I, yes lobster for dinner - just keep them moist and in the dark.  Okay, some scallops too and I take my purchases back to the camp and we get the lobsters in a cooler all by themselves and then we hit the road.

Driving along Hwy 8 signs it is pretty desolate - lots of heavily forested area and houses are few and far between.  Services are also scarce, good thing we fuelled up before leaving Dogby.  This is definitely a farming area.  The farmers are out turning their hay.

We make it to Lunenburg and find the local campground operated by the Board of Trade.  As we are setting up the neighbours come over to say hi.  Bob and Darlene from Halifax.  They seem like very nice people and we find out that Bob has a brother in Logan Lake and a niece in Merritt!  Small world isn't it!!! They go off for a drive and we load up to explore Lunenburg.  Such a cute little town with German heritage.  These are houses converted into various businesses in the downtown core. 

This the dock at Lunenburg and there is a memorial there for the lost sailors.

We walked up the street to have a tour of the St. John's Anglican Church - a National Historic Site founded in 1753.  One of the parishioners, a young student, gave us the tour.  The church is still actively operating today with a congregation of about 500.  Back in the early years it was the only church in the area and because the first settlements were German the church was simple inside, but as more settlers came into the area the church then converted to the Anglican Faith, the church was expanded and the inside was renovated to a gothic architecture.  There is a crypt under the church that has the founders of the church buried there.  It really is a beautiful church and well worth the tour.  They have on display, and use on special occasions, one of 16 Vinegar Bibles printed.  The bible is called "the vinegar bible" as it has a spelling error in Luke 20 - it should say The Parable of the Vineyard, not Vinegar.  This bible is housed in an oak case for protection as it was printed in 1717. 

Fantastic craftsmanship.

We went downtown into the "Salt Shaker" for a bowl of seafood lobster and end up talking to some visitors that have been here before and they point out the Fisheries Mueum so off we go.  The museum is housed in a former fish processing plant on Lunenburg's historic waterfront.  There are two fishing vessels that you can go on and explore.  The first one we boarded was "Cape Sable".  Dan is playing Captain of this 70' vessel.  

The next vessel we board is the "Theresa E. Connor" a fishing sailboat..  The bunks for the sailors are very small, I think I might fit into one but Dan would have to fold up to get into one.  Very small!  The eating quarters were very interesting. 

I can't imagine trying to cook for a crew of hungry sailors in this kitchen.

One of the recipes was even on display.

Wow what a full day we have had - back to camp to cook our Digby Lobster!  Mmm, mmm.

When we get back the neighbours, Bob and Darlene, come over to visit and have a few drinks.  Then Bob offers to cook the lobster for us.  We are going to eat it hot tonight - we have two nice one pounders.  Bob and Dan take a pot to the ocean and fill it with sea water.  Then they return and put the green coloured lobsters in the pot and cook them.  Now they are bright red and ready to come out, Bob sticks around to help us break them up and give us some pointers on eating them.  Here is Dan, with lobster bib, digging in!  The meat was so sweet and delicious.  We had a nice evening just sitting around talking, very nice people!  

The End.