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...

Jul 14, 2018 - Playing Mahjong and Attending Musical “Anne of Green Gables”

July 14 – Playing Mahjong and Attending Musical “Anne of Green Gables” Kathleen played mahjong in the afternoon with ladies on the caravan. After dining at a chowder house restaurant, we attended the musical show “Anne of Green Gables” that is the longest running show – 53 years. The show was amazing. We thought that it would be a small-town actor play but the cast was outstanding. Anne was special. We were glad the it was included in the tour even if we returned to our RV at 10:30 PM.

Jul 12, 2018 - Tour of Prince Edward Island

July 12 – Tour of Prince Edward Island We boarded the bus for a guided tour of PEI which included walking the rust colored shoreline of Cavendish Beach and touring Charlottetown. We also walked through Green Gables that site that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create a tale Anne of Green Gables. The island is made up of mostly agricultural land for potatoes, barley, soybeans and hay. Producing 1.2 million tons, it is third in the production of potatoes below Idaho and Washington and the largest in Canada. There are 143,000 residents on the...

Jul 11, 2018 - Travel to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Province

July 11 – Travel to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Province We were parkers for the day and left early from Debert to prepare for the motorhome’s arrival near Charlottetown. We dined at a lobster restaurant for dinner and had all of the muscles that we could eat plus a lobster. Kathleen and I had salmon.

Jul 6, 2018 - A View of the Confederation Bridge

There were strong wind gusts last night. They continued this morning, and rain was forecasted. We wanted to drive to the southern shore to view the Confederation Bridge. When we approached it earlier this week there was no view of it. Because of the gusty wind, we pulled in the slides before we left for the day. We visited the Linkletter Provincial Park. It was a park I had considered for our stay. The waters of Bedeque Bay of the Northumberland Strait had white caps that looked like snow. Heavy downpours and lightning occurred a short...

Jul 6, 2018 - Anne of Green Gables

Fri., July 6th – We're scratching the rough trip of yesterday from the memory bank, but as they say….”the sun will shine again”…well, maybe we had cloudy skies and a few thunderstorms to deal with today, but we were still glad to be tooling around this place without our homes in tow. We visited the home that inspired L.M. Montgomery to write the awesome “Anne of Green Gables” series. Sure wish I had my Viviana with me. She has read many of the novels about this imaginative, red-headed girl from Cavendish. From there we walked to the beach...

Jul 5, 2018 - PEI National Park

Today was an absolutely beautiful day! We are expecting rain tomorrow so today was devoted to outdoor activity. The PEI NP on the coastal drive is divided into two sections because the Rustico Bay falls between them. We rode parts of the bike trails in both sections. The Gulf Shore Way West trail provided views of the red stone cliffs. The Gulf Shore Way East trail gave views of beautiful sand dunes and salt marshes. “An American fleet from the ports of Portland, Boston and Gloucester would come each summer to fish for herring and mackerel...

Jul 4, 2018 - Anne of Green Gables - The Musical

Happy July 4th!!! “Longest running annual musical theatre production’— GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Now in its Guinness Record-setting 54th season, the original Anne musical is a Canadian classic in every sense of the word. Based on L.M. Montgomery’s beloved novel, the musical adaptation of the story of an imaginative red-haired orphan searching for belonging is guaranteed to tug at heartstrings and tickle funny bones.” Charlottetown is about 50 miles east of Cabot Beach. Charlottetown is the capital of PEI. We loved the performance. After a...

Jul 3, 2018 - Travel to Prince Edward Island

We had a beautiful morning for departure preparations. We were on the road by 10:30. A neighbor struck up a conversation with Roland that delayed us a bit. He had good suggestions for PEI. We used the Confederation Bridge to access PEI. It’s a toll bridge that collects payment when you leave. The drive across the bridge was breathtaking with a view of nothing but the Northumberland Strait. The bridge is about 8 miles long. We’re anxious to see it from afar. It was an easy route to Cabot Beach Provincial Park on the northern shore of PEI....