Aug 6, 2010 - Cavendish, P.E.I.

We have arrived in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. We will be staying for a few days, but we have to switch campgrounds... twice. This is the first time we have had problems finding a site in Canada. The island is so beautiful, I can see why. It is prime time for visitors. We will be staying at Sunset RV for three days, but we have to move to another site in the morning. Then, we have to go to a different campground to find two more nights in Cavendish. We didn't make reservations in advance and we are paying for that mistake, but we have...

Jul 11, 2010 - Prince Edward Island

We crossed the Confederation Bridge onto Prince Edward Island, on July 10. We stopped at the area known as Gateway Village, because we had been told there was an excellent information center there. What we found was a very large commercial enterprise and information seemed secondary. We did go to the Provincial Info desk and got good help there. We made our way across the island to Oyster Bed Bridge where our RV Park was located and found a beautiful parking place. The people couldn’t have been nicer. Our drive across the island was on a...

Jul 7, 2010 - Port Hill

We were up fairly early this morning with plans to be out the door by 8am. We were only an hour late so not bad! We had our morning coffee, etc. and headed off to Port Hill. Dianne had the phone number of an Edgar Dennis who was her dad’s father’s brother. When we got into Port Hill we came across the old church and adjoining cemetery. We started poking around in the cemetery and very quickly came across several Dennis headstones. She had a list of her great grandpa’s brothers and sisters and we were able to find most of them. We were able...

Jul 6, 2010 - Everything Anne

Today was our Anne Day! We were amazed at how Anne of Green Gables is woven into the very fabric of PEI. References are everywhere. We headed off to Avonlea early this morning, making a stop to take some pictures in North Rustico at the harbour first. When we arrived at the Green Gables farm, we spent time looking through displays of old photographs of the families in this area. Dianne knew that her relatives on the Dennis side of the family lived here but we were both quite surprised to find documented photos at the Green Gables farm. Her...

May 24, 2010 - Prince Edward Island

Drove up the shore to St.Peters, found a nice walk through the woods across a boardwalk to a beach in the National Park. Found a sharp-tailed sparrow! Ron did a little extra exploring. By the time we made it to Belfast Mini-Mills, it was after closing, but they gave us the tour anyway. They milk a Jersey cow and Saanen goats, have a golden retriever, plus run a fascinating operation with fiber. We made new friends. Got to the ferry dock in time for the 8PM trip back to Nova Scotia. Found Harbor Light RV Park in Pictou, NS. Good WIFI. Trip...

Oct 11, 2009 - Forest Hill Golf Course

These are Fall pictures that I took at the Forest Hill Golf Course near the KOA Campground we stayed at in Cavendish. The colors were awesome. We also had an awesome turkey supper with all the trimmings. To end the day we had homemade pumpkin pie. Thanks to Sandy and Erna.

Oct 10, 2009 - Cavendish & Charlottetown PEI

Cavendish is noted for warm beaches,shifting dunes,rugged cliffs-and a tireless wind.. The great dune lands of PEI's north shore are like a strip cut from the mighty Sahara and set down between a storybook sea and a neat country garden. I was in awe to experience this 40-kilometer stretch of sand, bluffs, salt marshes and freshwater ponds with some of the finest beaches in North America on this stretch of PEI National Park. It has been said that more than a million persons come to enjoy these Resort Communities. This week we are among the...

Oct 8, 2009 - Cavendish Area

It's another day of cool temperatures & rain, but Wally & I decide to brave the elements regardless. Our meanderings today take us to the birthplace of famous authoress Lucy Maud Montgomery, whose beloved books have been treasured by readers young & old for many years, myself included. How delightful to ramble through one of her favorite places, 'Silver Bush' house -to discover that the author has written 22 novels, and to browse through rooms containing so many of her cherished treasures. Our roamings led us to discover a few more...

Oct 4, 2009 - Cavendish

The Cavendish KOA in Hunter River, PEI, is our pit stop for the next leg of our journey. October 4th - 12th is our layover for this week in our amazing, not RACE, but journey across Canada. We're loving every minute of it, and are looking forward to what this beautiful island has in store for us. Come travel with us.....then again, we have to actually DO the stuff, before we can take you with us to see just what it is we did!! Wow! I am so caught up in our journal, it's time for some zzz's before I can continue! 'nite all!!! to be...

Sep 23, 2009 - Lucy Maud Montgomery - lots of her

We got up this morning, did some chores, and then drove up the road to the National Historic Site at Green Gables, which is the house belonging to L.M. Montgomery's cousins, and which we used as the setting for the "Anne" books. We went through the house and property, and did the "Lovers Lane" trail as well, and didn't do the "Haunted Woods" trail. Everything fits very neatly with the descriptions in the book, and of course they have tried to make it as much like it was 100 years ago as they could. We then went up the next block into the...

Sep 7, 2009 - Charlottetown, PEI

September 7 – Monday It was a sunny, but cool and breezy day in PEI today. Seems it has been windy a lot since we have been here. Today we took a drive across the island (approx. 40 km) to visit some of the sights of Charlottetown. This city is steeped in history as it was here at the Charlottetown Conference that the Canadian Dream was first given expression in 1864. Charlottetown was designed according to the typical town plan in British colonies in the 18th century with a specific grid of streets and a central public square – the area...

Sep 6, 2009 - Sunday in Cavendish

September 6 – Sunday This morning, being Sunday, we sought out the United Baptist Church in Cavendish which only holds services during the summer months, today being the last service of the year and with a full house. This church was constituted in 1869 as part of the Atlantic Baptist Churches. The church had a thriving congregation all through the early and mid 1900’s but as Cavendish became predominantly a tourist area, the population decreased dramatically year round and the numbers of resident Baptists dropped off. So in the early...