Lunenberg, Nova Scotia

After finishing the teaching in Halifax yesterday we decided to look around the south shore, notwithstanding the rain. I'd seen a bit of information about Lunenberg from a 2002 Lonely Planet guide and thought it would be worth a look. What we didn't know was that since the Lonely Planet edition went to print, the town centre of Lunenberg has been made a UNESCO World Heritage site, on account of its buildings. It is a long established fishing town that still boasts the largest fish processing plant in North America. As the rain pelted down along the 80 kms from Halifax to Lunenberg there were thoughts of giving it away and turning back. We didn't, however, and were rewarded by the rain stopping for a couple of hours while we looked around.

It was one of the best afternoon look-arounds ever.