Lunenburg

A few weeks ago President Pratt said we could close the office on Good Friday and have a break over the holiday. We jumped at the chance. Although we had responsibilities and had to be back on Sunday, we decided a two-day getaway was just what we needed.

This quick weekend trip was similar to our last one (Cape Breton) in that we had some rather intense weather. Fortunately, this time it was all liquid, not frozen. The best way to describe their rain storms is torrents of rain with some wind thrown in. We enjoyed much of our sightseeing from the warmth of our dry car. And like our off-season trip in February, most things are still closed up for the winter. 

Lunenburg is one of the most talked about stops, so that was our first goal. On the way we came across this view of Mahone Bay. Five church spires! As we've mentioned in other posts, there are hundreds of small churches in Nova Scotia. Most are fairly small, although occasionally we’ll see a bigger church or cathedral here and there.

Lunenburg's visitor information booth:

We think the only purpose of this information stop was for pictures

Along the way we saw a few yards decorated for Easter. 

An Easter Tree on Shipyard Hill

Lunenburg is a picturesque fishing town. Apparently in the summer there are a lot of places selling local arts and crafts. We'll have to go back for that in a few months.  

Brightly colored buildings abound

Theodore Tug

Narrow streets, most of them one way

Thought this was an interesting plaque on a home (in case it's too small for you to read, it says "Built by Edward Conrad, Shipbuilder, Circa 1874)

Due to the rain, we kind of felt like our pictures of Lunenburg were like Pinterest pictures vs. reality. 

Pinterest (travel brochures): 

 Fail (our picture of the same area)

We've gotten used to the idea that almost every town has a motto, but we were a little surprised that Lunenburg County also has a motto: Christmas Tree Capital of the World!

More in our next blog on this weekend jaunt.

On a side note, we were looking forward to enjoying General Conference this weekend, Mission Field Style. We're so used to the way we watch it at home and thought it would be interesting to experience it another way. However, when it came down to it, we were so exhausted from Transfer Week that we fell into our old habits, relaxing and watching it in our apartment. But we weren't too tired to realize what a wealth of wisdom was shared. The biggest difference for us was that since we're three hours ahead of Salt Lake, we started watching at 1:00 in the afternoon. Priesthood Conference got over at 10:30.  Wonderful talks! Great uplift! And in six months we get to do it all over again.

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