Sep 15, 2018 - Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

September 15, 2018 Last night as we were looking ahead, we realized it didn’t make sense to go to Halifax and then to Digby to take an expensive ($326) ferry to St, John, NS. We have spent quite a bit of time in Halifax (where the camping is not as comfortable as we would like) and had the experience of the ferry. On top of that, we have a free night in this wonderful camp, promise of glorious weather and an opportunity to visit Charlottetown. Done! We booked a third night. As promised, the weather is wonderful and even a bit warmer than...

Sep 14, 2018 - Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

September 14, 2018 Hard to believe we have been gone 30 days and driven 5,000 miles! For the most part our Canadian camping experience has been quite good. Bob continues to be pissed about having to pay $.25 for a shower minute (sometimes 2 minutes). I don’t think it is about the money rather getting people to limit their shower time. Perfect fall day and we are taking it easy. We drove to the main Cavendish beach which is within the PEI National Park and didn’t have to pay entrance as the season is over. There were a number of people who...

Sep 13, 2018 - Shediac, NB to Cavendish Prince Edward Island

September 13, 2018 The folks at camp could not have been more attentive. They even brought us some firewood. The fog had burned off and it was a lovely sunny evening. After dinner we took a walk until we could see no longer and then sat by the fire. I am allergic to mosquito bites and am very careful to spray and cover up. The problem is that one bite will cause bites I got weeks earlier to flare up again. Last night I got one bite and all my KC bites swelled and started to itch again!!! Good thing I have lots of anti-itch cream and Zyrtec...

Sep 6, 2018 - Fort Amherst Port-la-Joye

We took a short drive along the water to an area that was Mi’kmaq, French and British. This was a strategic location first occupied by the natives and they called it Skmaqn. There were Indian interpreters at a birch bark wigwam- they used the local forests to construct this moveable structure and would heat the bark when it was removed so that it could be rolled for transport. The French erected an earthen fort here in 1720 called Port-la-Joye at a strategic location where the Charlottetown harbor could be defended. Various buildings were...

Sep 5, 2018 - Tara MacLean concert

Ray stayed at the Eagle to get some R&R. We were alone until several Rv’s came in and Ken Fraser who I corresponded with to book the Annapolis Campground next to us. He sold the RV park in May and is now retired at the age of 82. He is a world renowned Tuna fisherman and was just fishing for tuna off the northern tip of PEI. He is very interesting. I checked out the Anne of Green Gables Chocolate co that is next to the Cow Creamery. They were manufacturing chocolates and the sample of chocolate covered potato chips had me sold. I bought...

Sep 4, 2018 - Charlottetown

We are in easy distance of Charlottetown but as soon as you get through a certain number of round abouts the roads are packed and we crawled along past many shopping centers and the university. We did finally get to the downtown area and stopped first at the Guild theatre to buy tickets for a concert tomorrow night. Had to feed the meter and used almost all my Canadian coins. Then we went to the visitor center where we found free one hour parking and got information about the city. The Province House considered the cradle of confederation...

Sep 3, 2018 - Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables is synonymous with PEI as the author L.M. Montgomery lived here and this home was the setting for much of the story. The manuscript was presented to publishers in Canada who turned it down and in 1908 a US published produced it and it is one of the most successful books of all time. The park is very well done. We were given an overview of the Lucy Montgomery in a video and then a talk by the ranger about the property and it’s significance. The tour of the house included park rangers talking about the use of the home and...

Sep 2, 2018 - Charlottetown and confederation bridge

We took Hwy 15 through Shediac and the north shore - roads are in rough conditions. They are all pink - red sandstone. Then we took a ride on the 8 mile bridge - named Confederation Bridge. The typical elevation is 40 ft off the water and it’s in great condition - very scenic. The bridge is about 20 years old and is the longest bridge in the world over ice covered water. I bought a book about the construction of the bridge - it’s a real engineering marvel. There is an extensive welcome center as soon as you get onto PEI and we had lunch...

Jul 30, 2018 - tour of PEI, Charlottestown, Anne of Green Gables

Yet another bus ride tour. This time around the central part of PEI. This island is one of the most beautiful areas we have seen. The startling thing is, NO TRASH or LITTER anywhere and they recycle “Literally” everything in one way or another. This island is primarily farmland with the greatest product being potatoes. If you have had McyD’s fries, you have had PEI spuds. Our tour took us to the beach at PEI National Park to walk in the soft powdery sand and to tour the “Anne of Green Gables” National Heritage Site, the home of Lucy Maud...

Jul 28, 2018 - Georgetown and another musical

Today we had a leisurely morning since those who paid for the extra trip to Georgetown did not have to be on the coach until 10:00, and those not going had the whole day unto themselves. It was a beautiful morning as we were awaken by the sun. We were on the coach at 10:00 for our hour drive to Georgetown. Upon arrival in Georgetown, we were greeted by Perry, who invited us in to a church hall that he rents to entertain Grand Circle and others tour groups. We were entertained by Taylor who singing sea shanties of the guitar as we walked in...

Jul 27, 2018 - Visiting with Anne of Green Gables

We had breakfast at 7:00 with Gary & Lila. It was sort of the usual breakfast buffet, but Don complained that there was no cheese, Lila said there was no toast, there was also no baked beans - so the usual, minus a few items. We can survive. We had to be on the bus this morning at 8:00. We drove through Charlottetown on our way to Summerside, where the author of Anne of Green Gables had lived. We had an hour drive, so Kim played some silly Canadian songs. Upon our arrival at the Anne of Green Gables museum, we were walked over to the...

Jul 26, 2018 - Rainy day, Hopewell Rocks and PEI

Today was another early day with the 6:45 breakfast routine like yesterday. Today, though, it is because we start our long travel day to Prince Edward Island (PEI). Not only did we have to go to breakfast early, we also had to have our luggage out by 6:45. While at breakfast, I realized that I had the wrong shoes on for today. It is suppose to rain (no problem), but one of the stops is to walk amongst the Hopewell Rocks at low tide (also the reason to leave early in order to arrive at low tide) and the ground will be very wet and muddy on...