Have T@b will travel: Day tripping!

We spent Saturday afternoon following the Nova Scotia coastline! It started out foggy and cold, but the sun eventually came out! Now let me just say, Graham and I are West Coasters. We love BC and our home town of Vancouver. Nothing better! But I will say, Nova Scotia is growing on us. There is just so much more history here! It doesn't take a scientist to figure out why. Halifax was established in 1749 and Vancouver in 1886. Vancouver is still a baby, but we love you Vangcouver! First stop on Saturday was the small town of Mahone Bay, about 87 km southwest of Halifax, also founded in 1749, and known for it's history of wooden boat building. The town was quite picturesque while the fog was still hovered the shore line. We found ourselves a bakery and sipped cappuccinos and munched on butter tarts, before exploring some of the little shops. Next stop was Lunenburg, another 11 km south of Mahone Bay. A slightly larger town, founded in 1753, and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995! The town is known for being an important seaport and a ship building centre. Fast forward to present day and it is mostly known for it's tourism. Another interesting tidbit is that Lunenburg and the surrounding area has it's own dialect, known as Lunenburg English. A mix of New England English and German! We spent most of our day popping in and out of the shops that our housed in the colourful old buildings. We also enjoyed a delicious seafood meal at a sea side restaurant! After dinner the waiter mentioned that the Bluenose II was docked not far from town. For those of you that may not know what the Bluenose is. She was a famous fishing and racing schooner! No vessel could out run her! The Bluenose has been on the Canadian dime since 1937. Unfortunately the ship hit a reef off the coast of Haiti in 1946 and sank. In 1963 the Bluenose II was launched!