Today we took some time to explore some of the sights that Lunenburg had to offer. If you are ever in Lunenburg, we highly recommend the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic which was both our spectacular venue for the SSAC conference and an excellent museum to visit. We were able to learn about the fishing industry and its deep roots in the town of Lunenburg as well as about how fishing boats and crews traditionally worked. The museum has a few former shipping boats including a trawler and a schooner that you can explore and it is also the current home of the Bluenose II.
Later on in the day, we visited some more churches along the coast and stopped at seven, including one with an all wooden interior - amazing! We also came across a floating bell cote and even a floating tower. We're pretty sure that these were removed, then haphazardly replaced when the vinyl siding was put on each church. Whatever the reason, these were very strange-looking:
The highlight of the day for us was definitely our afternoon spent whale watching. Candace and I were fortunate to have the sunniest, warmest day to date for our trip and we were ready for anything. We'd heard that the previous day's trip hadn't had any luck, but fortunately, the marine life knew that we were waiting for them.
Because, while on the trip, we saw Minke whales....
...dolphins...
... and a whole lot of seals! Incredible!
Later on in the day, we visited some more churches along the coast and stopped at seven, including one with an all wooden interior - amazing! We also came across a floating bell cote and even a floating tower. We're pretty sure that these were removed, then haphazardly replaced when the vinyl siding was put on each church. Whatever the reason, these were very strange-looking:
Because, while on the trip, we saw Minke whales.......dolphins...... and a whole lot of seals! Incredible!
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