The town of Lunenburg is about halfway up the east coast of mainland Nova Scotia and we convoyed up for the trip along the coast. We stopped at several beaches and points of interest along the way.
Wherever we went in Nova Scotia we found absolutely marvelous places to stop, walk about. and take photos.
We visited the Fort Point museum before taking the ferry into Lunenburg. Notice the solar panels on many of the campers. Solar panels, upgraded batteries, efficient LED lighting and sophisticated electronics have enabled many of us to travel to areas without typical RV hookups. Our next campground was not one of those, but soon we would be traveling to areas of Cape Breton that were much more primitive.
Lunenburg is a postcard picture town if ever there was one. Lunenburg is a UN World Heritage Site and because of that
there are many regulations concerning the architecture. Seems though that they forgot to put in any concerning color, and the folks of Lunenburg show their creativity with paint.
Note the “Lunenburg Bump”, an architectural feature on many of the houses in Lunenburg. We never did get a good answer as to the “Bump”s function, but it's an interesting architectural feature that seems to be quite common in Lunenburg.
Lunch at the Knot happened more than once, for many of us.
Wherever we went in Nova Scotia we found absolutely marvelous places to stop, walk about. and take photos.
We visited the Fort Point museum before taking the ferry into Lunenburg. Notice the solar panels on many of the campers. Solar panels, upgraded batteries, efficient LED lighting and sophisticated electronics have enabled many of us to travel to areas without typical RV hookups. Our next campground was not one of those, but soon we would be traveling to areas of Cape Breton that were much more primitive.
Lunenburg is a postcard picture town if ever there was one. Lunenburg is a UN World Heritage Site and because of that
there are many regulations concerning the architecture. Seems though that they forgot to put in any concerning color, and the folks of Lunenburg show their creativity with paint.
Note the “Lunenburg Bump”, an architectural feature on many of the houses in Lunenburg. We never did get a good answer as to the “Bump”s function, but it's an interesting architectural feature that seems to be quite common in Lunenburg.
Lunch at the Knot happened more than once, for many of us.
Hi, one reason I heard for the bump, from a long-time resident, friend, and owner of the Arbor View Inn B&B (so I took it as truth) was so wives could watch for returning fishermen from it. They are on the second floor for a better view. The bump is also sometimes referred to as the Widow's Watch, so it seems reasonable. Same with the bold colours, so sailors could spot their homes from farther out when returning home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info Rod, sounds good to me.
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