Day 163, Thu. Sep. 13, 2018, Exploring Lunenburg and environs.

Kissing Rock Road, Tannery Rd., Bluenose Drive, Blockhouse Hill Road, and Blue Rock Road, are all names of prominent streets and roads  in Lunenburg and close by. We were on most of them today , as we tried to orient ourselves to this very beautiful and historic town, some details of which I wrote about yesterday.

The main street along the waterfront is the 'Bluenose Drive' mentioned above and has the pier that the Bluenose II is docked, We were fortunate today to see it under sail as we were returning from a jaunt to 'Blue Rock Rd'.

Bluenose II is a replica of the famous racing vessel that won every Fisherman's Cup it ever competed. It was a working vessel until it's demise in the Caribbean in the 1940's

Which leads us to where we were coming from when we took that photo. We saw the ship coming from a distance as we were driving back and tried to get close enough for that photo. There was a cemetery that had a very steep hill (lookoff ?) and I turned into it and, yes, there was a hill that was high enough to see the ship as it passed by heading out to the bay with a shipful of tourists and passengers for a short few hours ride, Which is a reverse way of going to where we were just before that . A place called 'Blue Rock' and you will see why it is named that in further reading. We  also met there, on a very rough side road, called Herring Rock Road, a lady named Carol. Say a prayer for Carol as her partner died three weeks ago and she is struggling with property decisions and care for her cottage and home. Here is their cottage along the Ocean shore.

This is Carol's cottage  where she lives. (summer only)

The view from near her front door.

 Earlier in the day we toured the town and drove to a the golf course across the bay. This afforded some nice views of the town and we had a lunch along the bay there.  Not many birds today, but tomorrow we will head for the beaches by the ocean and should do better.

Lunenburg from across the Bay . Bluenose pier is below.

Bluenose II  is second ship.

From a hilll  NE  of town, the harbour looks fine.

Earlier, we did some house and church photos especially at St. John's Anglican Church that dates back into the 1700's. A fire practically destroyed it and as this is a World Heritage city, it was rebuilt and has been in operation again since 2002.

The carilon for the St John's Anglican church in the balcony.

Close up of the pews from the 1700's. One still has fire scorch.

All but one window was destroyed in the fire.

The sanctuary of this 1700's church

One of the many original houses in town. It is a UNESCO World Heritage town. One of two in North america. Can you name the other?

The original (1700's) floor was saved and restored.

St John's Anglican from the rear.

More Lunenburg housing.

And finally a few photos to make this a real visual for tonight.

These are the "Blue Rocks" as they actually turn blue in the right light.

The harbour at Blue Rocks (small but important to some.)

St Norbert's... a Catholic church in Lunenburg.