Day 162, Wed. Sep. 12, 2018- Moved just an hour away to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

We are high above the town. Note some of the Ocean to the farleft.

Easier to see the water in this one.

                                       Across the street the gardener was working in his garden that included these dahlias.

Lunenburg. The town founded in the mid 1700's when there was persecution, intolerance and high taxation on families living in  a  region in Europe that involved Germany, Switzerland and France. From the text. " Dissatisfied with the English colonists sent to Halifax (a few miles from here) in 1749, Cornwallis appealed to the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations (Board of Trade) in London to recruit more Germans and Swiss. Over 2,700 Foreign Protestants signed up for the passage and emigrated to Nova Scotia. Most came from the Upper Rhine area of present-day Germany, the French- and German-speaking Swiss cantons and the French-speaking principality of   Montbelliard. They stayed in Halifax under British protection while working on the fortifications to pay off the cost of their passage."

The British in 1705 began to eliminate and move the Mi'kmak (Native)  and Catholic populations out of the area. There is a whole history of the Acadian exodus.  The Acadian and Mi'kmak got along very well.
So this, then, is the general background of how this town , and a few others nearby, were settled after the Natives had been eliminated or forcibly moved out.

We arrived here before noon as it is a short 45 miles from Hunt's point where we had been staying. That was after another stop at the same Esso gas station we stopped at yesterday, to get the second tank filled with Propane just to be safe. (Remember it is a long way between Propane stations).  The weather has been warm and dry for thos Province,  and today reached 70 F again. That helps with the propane use, but we know the nights will be cooler from now on. Marianne  at the Esso station greeted me when I returned with "Hi Jim".That was warm and friendly  and gave me a welcoming feeling. We gassed the truck as well and headed to the Board of Trade Park up on the top of town, The view from here is marvelous as we can see some 40-50 miles up the coast of Nova Scotia.

We were not sure the park was really that right one,  as the signage says "Upper Campground and Lower campground". Nothing about Board of Trade. But we were in the right place according to Maxine and Nicole the Visitor Center's hostesses. (This also is a Visitor's Center, so all the literature and info are here.)

Site number 17 was ours and we were early so few other campers were around. By 4:00 Pm that was different as the campground had pretty much filled.  It was still a beautiful day after a night rain that lasted about 20 minutes (Ruth said... as I slept through it.)

We decided to stay in the campground and get the trailer back in a cleaner shape as well as  getting caught up on a few "household projects". Tomorrow will  be sunny and better for photos we think.

So that is it for the first day here. Tonight I hope to watch my grandson Tavin's team play a soccer game in Chicago IL.  Which means that technology can take me there with 'streaming videos' and instant stats. Lawrence Tech has the acumen (and the students) to put these games on the internet. It is surely a great thing for fans, parents and relatives. 

Did get the sunset "after glow".

Couldn't get the flags to unfurl.

The sunset looks good at this point so I may break off and get a few photos.  (Didn't happen) ( I lied, as the "after sunset" glow was terrific.)