We stopped in Shediac in the late morning got our pictures taken with the famous gigantic lobster and then picked up some lobster for supper. After that we headed over to the Confederation Bridge and over to P.E.I. - Yippee! We were impressed with the bridge, 13km long and at a cost of $900million to build, it is very impressive. Once we crossed the bridge (yes, it took 13 mins to cross) we took the scenic route along the shoreline to Victoria-by-the-Sea. This is a darling little community with tree lined streets of quaint little homes, a great chocolate factory, cute little craft stores, galleries, cafés and a lighthouse. We toured through the town, it didn't take long, and continued on along red cliff coast line to Cornwall where we spent the night.
Mom and the girls with the giant lobster.
Gift shop in Shediac.
Katrina and the fisherman on the lookout for...lobster??
Juanna and her new friend.
They caught Victoria.
Confederation Bridge
First glimpse of P.E.I.
Everyone is excited to have lobster.
Okay, maybe not everyone.
We went into Charlottetown where we toured Province House and went to the 'Anne of Green Gables' musical. The tour of Province House was interesting and informative - it was here back in 1864 when where the Charlottetown Conference was held which lead to discussions of Canada becoming a nation from coast to coast and because of this conference the idea of Canada as a nation was born. All our rushing to make it here in time for the musical was well worth it and we all enjoyed the production and the gift shop enjoyed our patronage. After some fish & chips for Victoria and mom and sushi for Kent, Katrina and Juanna down by the harbour we enjoyed a lovely Wednesday evening meeting at a home in Charlottetown. Charlottetown is a beautiful city with lots of beautiful old buildings.
The girls outside Province House.
Province House.
The girls with the father of confederation - Sir John A. Macdonald.
Street scene in Charlottetown.
Beautiful buildings in Charlottetown.
Thursday, September 1
Today the girls swam in the pool at the campsite and I did laundry while Kent took the motor home into Charlottetown for an oil change (we have put on around 5000 miles so far). It was a beautiful morning and when the girls were tired of swimming there were shells and rocks to collect off the beach and a dog park to entertain both the dog and the girls. When dad got back from town we packed up our site and went into to town for lunch and then took a trip to the Cows Creamery Factory - unfortunately the factory had quit production the day before so we didn't bother with a tour we just ate ice cream and spent money in the gift shop. Then it was back on the road with a trip over to Summerside where we enjoyed a stroll down the waterfront boardwalk and into Spinnakers' Landing for a browse through the little shops there and a chance to load up on more seafood before we left town. We stopped at Linkletter Provincial Park for the night, this was a very picturesque campground on the water with a view back to the Confederation Bridge the only problem being there were so many mosquitoes we couldn't go outside.
Ice cream with a giant cow.
Summerside, P.E.I.
Spinnakers' Landing
Another beautiful sunset - this time at Linkletter Provincial Park.
The twins being very silly while we are trying to have a family game night.
Friday, September 2
Today was another road trip day we headed up the coast to do the North Cape Coastal Drive. Our first stop was the bottle houses in Cap-Egmont - very interesting houses made from various size, shapes and colors of glass bottles. Then we continued up the coast to Cedar Dunes Provincial Park where we had a picnic lunch on the beach and Kent and I relaxed on the sand watching the ocean while the girls put on their swimsuits and ventured all the way into the water. They had a grand time jumping and splashing in the little waves. We toured the West Point Lighthouse before continuing on up the coast. The West Point Lighthouse is also an Inn and the first lighthouse to operate as such on the island. We made it up to
Miminegash to sample some seaweed pie and watch a short video on how they harvest Irish Moss. It was very interesting and I was hoping to see some out harvesting as we drove along the coast but there had not been any north-easterly winds so no one was out harvesting today. Kent was getting tired of driving so we turned inland at this point and took the main highway back down the center of the island to Cavendish where we spent the night.
The girls found a crab on the beach.
A replica of the Cap Egmont lighthouse.
The inside of the tavern built out of glass bottles.
Bottle House
A wizened old face carved in the base of a fallen tree.
Our picnic on the beach.
The girls made a flower out of rocks.
The girls playing in the ocean.
West Point lighthouse.
More beautiful P.E.I. countryside.
Saturday, September 3
We decided that we would not move the motor home today so we biked the short distance to Avonlea Village and took a stroll back in time through this recreated village. The most interesting part of this village was the Anne and Ellen building that told about a young girl, Ellen, that was a 'home' child from England who was adopted by a couple in the Cavendish area. This young Ellen was, like Anne, supposed to be a boy and is who Lucy Maud Montgomery based here story upon. We each had fun in the general store and we all (except Katrina) left with a new hat. We planned to bike to the boardwalk in Cavendish but before we made it we decided that it was too far and instead returned to our campsite to have lunch, lounge by the pool, go to the petting zoo, play on the bouncy pillow, and then go on the wagon ride.
Avonlea General Store
Girls you are not going to get very far in a sleigh on grass.
Kent with his new hat.
Victoria and Daisy in the dog park.
The girls on the bouncy pillow.
Katrina with the cat at the petting zoo.
Juanna with the calf.
Sunday, September 4
We headed back close to Victoria-by-the-sea to Hampton for Sunday morning meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson's. We had a lovely meeting and they had us stay for a huge lunch along with Gilbert and Goldie Gillis. Afterwards we headed back to Cavendish and stopped and looked through the home which was the birthplace of L.M. Montgomery in New London. We continued up the central coast to the National park where we saw beautiful beaches and red cliffs topped with an abundance of wild flowers. This may be a small island but is very big in beauty.
The general store in New London.
The birthplace of Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Another beautiful setting.
Wow, this is beautiful!
Katrina and Juanna watching the ocean.
Victoria picking wild flowers.
Monday, September 5
Today we went to Green Gables and toured the home that was the inspiration for Green Gables in the Anne books, we also strolled through lover's land and took a walk through the haunted woods. This was our favorite 'Anne' location but Kent was Anned out by this time and not interested in seeing anything else to do with Anne of Green Gables. While we fueled up the twins ran across the street and went to the cemetery to see the final resting place of Lucy Maud Montgomery. We then drove down to Charlottetown and over towards Point Prim and stopped around 2:00 at Lord Selkirk Provincial Park where the girls once again swam in the pool and Kent cleaned the outside of the motor home and then rolled down to the restaurant half a mile down the road and brought us back some supper. Tomorrow we look forward to spending the day with Goldie and Gilbert, Goldie is Donna's sister.
The girls out front of Green Gables.
Green Gables
Strolling through Lover's Lane.
The haunted woods.
The grave of L.M. Montgomery.
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