On the coast, just south of downtown Lunenburg
Day 71 August 19 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Before we went into downtown Lunenburg, I had one little obligation to fulfill. The night before, our dinner hosts had been begging me to bring my guitar over to play for them, and I had refused. They finally left me alone when I promised them that I’d come over in the morning, with my guitar.
Since I never break a promise, my guitar and I (and Mark) went over to Steve and Janet’s motorhome for a goodbye serenade. And this is when it got weird.
Steve and Janet’s site was right next to the dump station. For you non-rv-ers, a dump station is where you dump the holding tanks in your rv. In other words, it’s where you dump shit, literally.
There I was, standing there with my guitar, talking to our friends, when a guy pulls his trailer up to the dump station. I’m standing right outside his driver’s side window. He’s staring at me with my guitar, and I’m staring right back at him. And that’s when I instantaneously made up, created, and performed for the very first and very last time, “The Dump Station Blues.” Yep, I just belted it out right there!
It was just one of those perfect moments in time when all the stars aligned and an unforgettable moment just happened. I’m pretty sure that it’s the first time anyone’s ever been greeted by live entertainment at a dump station. It’s certainly the first (and hopefully the last) time I’ve ever performed at a dump station.
Sorry, but there are no pics of my dump station performance, however, here are some lovely pics of Lunenburg and the surrounding area……
Lunenburg Academy
Lunenburg Academy
Yippeee…found another graveyard next to Lunenburg Academy
Quaint, colorful buildings in downtown Lunenburg
Downtown Lunenburg
Downtown Lunenburg
Lots of old house renovations going on in the downtown area
Downtown. An electrical maze.
Building detail in downtown Lunenburg
Of course there were old, quaint churches in Lunenburg
The waterfront
The waterfront
The waterfront
After exploring downtown, we headed south on the coast, just outside of town. The coastline was stunning!
A cute shack on the coast, just south of downtown Lunenburg
Mark The Explorer
Beautiful coastline
Interesting rock formations
On the coast
Local art, in a tiny shack, with an honor box to take payments
On the coast,
On the coast, just south of downtown Lunenburg
Beautiful coastline
While we were walking about, I spotted this very elderly couple taking a walk. They walked so slowly, that I was able to quickly catch up with them and talk with them. They lived just across the street from the water, in a house they had built for themselves 50 years ago. Lovely people! Lovely place!
Cute old couple taking a stroll.
Late in the day, we ended up at the campground at The Ovens Natural Park. Got ourselves an amazing campsite on the rocky shore.
The Ovens, campground
We made a dinner reservation at the very tiny on-site restaurant, ‘Ole Miners Diner, which proved to be a very cool thing. Not only did we have a delicious dinner, but we enjoyed live music by Steven Chapin, brother of the late Harry Chapin. We were later told that the Chapin family owns the campground, although I never did verify this info.. Either way, it was a wonderful way to end the day.
Earlier in the evening, Mark poses in front of the ‘Ole Miners Diner
Airstream Moho-A-Go-Go 