Friday, July 5, 2024, Fisheries Museum, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

We woke up to a foggy morning. That was not too much of a surprise along the coast. Unfortunately, the fog persisted and the Captain of the Bluenose chose to cancel our cruise. After seeing it on our first day and thinking about it since, everyone was heartily disappointed. Our tour wagon masters did get us admission to the Fisheries Museum which was not a fair trade but it was something. We had noticed the museum on the waterfront but I really had no desire to tour it so I thought I would be disappointed. I was pleasantly surprised, the museum was interesting and we spent a fair amount of time there.

This map of the Maritimes was nicely done in 3-D. I know the depth was exaggerated but it really showed the fall off beyond the continental shelf.

How big a pot would you need to cook this 25-pound lobster? This lobster didn't need to worry about a boiling pot because he lived in an aquarium. The largest recorded lobster was caught in 1977. It weighed more than 20 Kg (44 lbs) and was estimated to be more than 50 years old.

I really liked the way they presented models. They appeared to float on a blue plexiglass sheet that represented the rippled ocean surface. You could see above and below the waterline.

Ahh, just dreaming of piloting the Bluenose II.

I'm sure it was a hard way to make a living, fishing from a little trap skiff out of sight of the shoreline. I doubt I would have made a good fisherman. These were used from the early 1800's to the early 1900's. They were easy to row, had plenty of room, and were easy to build. It also sailed reasonably well using a single "leg-o'mutton" sail. 

We took a break to have lunch at The Old Fish Factory on the second floor of the museum. We realized too late that we could have visited below the deck of the Theresa E. Conner (very similar to the BluenoseII) docked outside along the pier. Instead, we had a picture with Captain Seymour Fogg - I wonder if he was the one who canceled our cruise.

We walked around a few more streets and found more beautifully restored houses.

We hiked back up the hill to our campsite. It turned out to be a pleasant but somewhat disappointing day. As is often the case when RV'ing we just had to roll with the tide!