Toured Lunenburg 8 Sept 16

We have been invited to Brent and Jane's in Mahone bay for supper tonight. Today we toured Lunenburg which is about 7 KM from Mahone and is 15 KM from our camp site. Lunenburg is the Home Port of the Bluenose however it has been out on a Training Mission but will return on Saturday.  Hopefully we will see it then.


Lunenburg is a town of 2300 population and is favorite place to visit from people from all over the world. Lunenburg was once an Indian Encampment and later a French  fishing port.
We took a 30 minute tour of the Old Town by Horse and Carriage ( with a couple from the Ill of Man) so you can visualize how big it is. Many of the buildings and houses in the Old Town date back to the 1800s and one building is dated 1762.  The old Town is designated an UNESO Heritage Site and all building and houses can only have wood for the siding. Needless to say there is not much of a choise so the siding is boards or shingles. Most building and houses are painted a solid colour, Yellow, Blue, Red,  Brown or bright Pink. Often a house would be painted a bright Yellow with a dark Blue or Red door.  Surprising as it may seem , it does suite this town.  " Please ; Do not try this a Home".


The Old Town is build on a hillside slopped to the harbor. Some of the building , which are now restaurants, can been entered on the bottom floor ,from the lower street on the harbor  or at the top floor from the street up the hill at the upper level. It also feels like you are in an English Town as the streets are very  narrow.


The Town has turned an old Fort area into a camp site with about 30 sites. The building is in the configuration  of an Old Fort  and it is now  a tourist office and the Board of Trade office for the town,. It is  located on the highest point of land as it once guarded the port , probably from the American since they did raid the area at one time.


We spent most of the day in Lunenburg and then book ourselves into the camp site for Friday and Saturday because we wanted to tour the areas outside of Lunenburg.
We finished the day by having supper with Brent and Jane. Of course they treated us to a wonderful fish supper.  They do not RV anymore so unfortunately we won't get to travel with them. cheers