Bluenose II

Lovely sleep last night and woke up to the smell of bacon and coffee.  Today on the menu was fresh orange juice, blueberry buckwheat pancakes, fresh fruit and local maple syrup.  It was delicious – certainly can’t complain about the breakfasts.  They have all been different and wonderful.

After breakfast, we drove downtown and did a walkabout.  First stop, Bluenose II – we weren’t able to go onboard, but we were certainly able to have a good look.  It is experiencing many problems that are preventing it from sailing.  So it is indefinitely moored until they can get it safe and seaworthy again.  We wandered along the little main shopping area of old Lunenburg.  Lots of place to poke in and out of and lots and lots of eateries.  A couple of them have been featured on “You’ve Gotta Eat Here” and even mentioned in different magazines.  So after trying one of them, The Salt Box Deli – we agreed it was delicious and were glad we stopped there for lunch.  We each enjoyed or different choices.

After lunch, some more walking around and then went in the car to go see the blue rocks.  Not far away just down the coastal road.  OMG an otter ran across the road in front of the car.  Too fast to get my camera out to get a picture – but it was a confirmed sighting as we all saw it.  So we think we got to the blue rocks, but with the mist and fog (seems to come and go quickly) we weren’t sure if we had seen them or not … everything looked the same shade of grey. 

Since the fog was lifting on our way back, we drove up to the golf course to take a few pictures of this lovely town from across the bay.  My goodness it is picturesque – so glad we got to see it from that side too.

Did manage to get a picture of a nice little sandpiper (correct me if I’m wrong – too many look similar).  He was picking at stuff on the rocks by the shore.  He was nice to see and fortunately not too shy so I could get a decent photo.  We then left to go back to the B&B for some quite relaxation.

It was a nice day – just poking around and enjoying the sights.  Driving up and down the streets and taking in all the old well maintained houses.  This is what I imagine parts of New England to be like.  I will have to go there one day to find out. 

An artist has rendered shellfish and fish sculptures that hangs on many of the telephone poles around town.  I have captured a few and still hope to get some more – they are indigenous species of this area.  I really like them.  They are different and so fitting for town dependent on the bounty of the sea. 

Tonight we went to the Savvy Sailor and had fresh scallops and a beet salad – it was delicious and since the boats came in last night – the scallops were that fresh. Yum.  So now back at the Inn and watching TV and just chillin – a bit of rain tonight - so good night to stay in.