"If love was water, I'd give you the sea." –Unknown
We really had no set agenda on this little adventure. We just wanted to see what Nova Scotia had to offer. So we left Yarmouth and headed east trying to stay as close to the coast as we could. We decided to visit a little spot on Cape Sable Island called Clark's Harbour because many of the Monk trawlers were built there. We explored the boatyard a little and then spent a little time at the beach before heading east to Lunenburg.
Lunenburg is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia. Today Lunenburg is the site of Canada's largest secondary fish-processing plant.
Old Town Lunenburg is one of only two urban communities in North America designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Seventy percent of the original colonial buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries continue to greet visitors with their colorful facades. It's considered to be the best surviving planned British colonial town in North America.
The Lunenburg waterfront.
We spent the night in a beautiful room overlooking the main street and harbor. We enjoyed having our coffee on the town dock watching the tide come in.
The view from our balcony. The restaurant we went to was just down the street on the left.
We had a nice dinner at the Salt Shaker Deli and Inn. Stan had the Salmon Risotto - pan seared salmon with sweet pea risotto, pea shoots and lemon. I had the Scallop Linguini - seared local scallops, smoked bacon, arugula, roasted garlic, olive oil and parmesan.
From Lunenburg we headed further north to Mahone Bay. This little town boasts a simple yet extraordinary way of life. It was quite a beautiful town with a few unique shops. It was recently named as one of Canada’s top ten most beautiful towns. It's famous for its picture perfect three churches that sit at the top of the harbor.
Amos Pewter has been hand-crafting original designs of jewelry, ornaments, home décor and tableware in Mahone Bay since 1974. The entire process from hand-drawn design to wax carving, mold-making to casting and finally to finishing continues to be done in this former boat-building shop (circa 1888). Their items were beautiful and it was interesting to see their process.
The next little town we came to was Chester. The nearby waters of Mahone Bay and its numerous islands are well known for yachting and have made it into a cruising destination. We had lunch at the Rope Loft overlooking the harbor.
This was a sandy beach near Hubbards Cove. The water was so clear and blue...but a little too cold for me to get in.
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