Because we were not scheduled to arrive in Lunenburg until noon, Tim and I had a relaxing morning on board. As we passed by Expedition Central, Marc, our Expedition Leader, grabbed us and asked for a photograph of us with him and Paul, one of the Expedition Team members. Although I like all the team members, I’ve connected more with Marc, Paul, Zach, and Todd. They are so friendly and outgoing, and I always enjoy spending time with them.
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| Paul and Marc, with a Group Selfie with Marc |
Today we tendered ashore on a beautiful day for our included tour, “Lure of Lunenburg by Foot.” The city of Lunenburg was once one of the busiest shipbuilding cities in the world, and Lunenburg today remains a bustling, yet beautiful, fishing port.
Lunenburg’s historic Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is considered the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. The city is often called the “Prettiest Town in Canada.”
We set out with our guide and walked along the working waterfront, hearing about its history and seafaring heritage. We stopped at the Fishermen’s Memorial, which forms a compass and lists names of sailors and ships that have been lost at sea.
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| Fishermen's Memorial |
Our tour took us through the commercial part of the city with its colorful buildings, and then to the lovely residential section. As we climbed the hill, we were treated to excellent examples of various architectural styles, including houses with a central dormer that extends down and out, known locally as a “Lunenburg bump.”
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| Colorful Commercial Buildings |
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| Beautiful Residential Architecture |
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| The Lunenburg "Bump" |
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| Historic Churches |
Once we reached the highest point in Lunenburg, we stopped at the Lunenburg Academy, a rare survivor from Nova Scotia’s nineteenth century academy system of education. Our guide had been a student there before the school closed in 2012.
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| Lunenburg Academy |
We ended our tour at the harborside Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, which we toured on our own. The museum has extensive galleries that provide insight into Lunenburg’s longstanding ties to the sea.
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| Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic |
As we tendered back to our ship, we had postcard views of Lunenburg’s distinctive and colorful waterfront. Those views were surpassed only by those of Viking Polaris. It’s always easier to photograph the ship when it’s anchored far from shore.
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| Lunenburg Waterfront |
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| Tendering Back to Viking Polaris |
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