We had to push ourselves to get off the boat and head up town but the day was passing and we wanted to check out some shops and go for a nice walk in Lunenburg. I know I might have mentioned it earlier but just wanted to say again that Lunenburg is a great town for walking with all kinds of interesting shops and architecture, so much to see. We eventually ended up at one end of the waterfront in time for the blessing of the dory’s; this was pretty cool with some pomp, and ceremony and a good turnout.
I think that we hit most of the high points in Lunenburg today, visiting a lot of shops including “the Boat Locker” the local chandlery and the folks who rent the moorings (1 902 640 3202 call ahead to reserve). As our legs began to wear out we made our way back to Rose Lee for a quick bite and some wine before we headed in to The Ice House at 1930hrs for open mic night.
“The Old Fish Factory” was the former fish processing plant in Lunenburg and has been converted into a very nice fisheries museum. In addition to the museum the building is also home to an excellent restaurant called “The Fish Factory” on the 1st flr and “The Ice House Lounge” on the 2nd. The museum is really worth a visit and is busy with bus tours throughout the summer. You can get a real feel for what the fishery used to be like and they have a wooden fishing schooner outside in the water that is also part of the museum, very cool.
We got into the Ice House in time to nab some great seats at the bar 20’ from the mic, a little loud but excellent entertainment and appetizers. Joyce is pretty social and had soon engaged Irish folks next to us in a great conversation. According to our new Irish friends they felt that Ireland and Lunenburg had a lot in common (Friendly people, good Pubs, good Grub and great music). All I know is that we had a very enjoyable evening and some of the folks that performed were fantastic. WE got back to the boat around midnight and after a glass of wine we hit the hay.