Country House Inn Cavendish

... nse machen sich für den Abflug Richtung Süden bereit und sammeln sich. Wieviele Gänse angeflogen kamen, wissen wir nicht, es waren seeeeehr viele!

Im kleinen Fischerdörfchen North Rustico Harbour machten wir am Mittag einen Zwischenhalt. Leider war hier, wie an vielen Orten auf der Insel, bereits fast alles geschlossen. Die Hauptsaison ist ...

... Jasper. She instantly makes us feel welcome and at home. We begin to make dinner plans when the skies open up and a torrential rain puts an end to any plans to leave the house. When it shows no sign of stopping Ann offers to prepare dinner at home and a delicious repast it is. We spend the evening getting acquainted.

September 30, 2009

We are able to enjoy Ann's company in the morning as she had a late start to her workday ...

... merkt man sofort, dass alles auf das touristische Ziel 'Anne of the Green Gables' ausgerichtet ist. Vielleicht haben ein paar von euch diese Geschichte in den Jugendjahren auch gelesen. Es steht hier ein Haus mit grünen Giebeln, das wie in der Romanhandlung eingerichtet wurde. Wir haben darauf verzichtet, es zu besuchen. Der Eintritt ist überrissen, und bieten tut es wenig. Auf jeden Fall sind die Japaner hier zahlreich vertreten. Schliesslich ist es deren 4. Lieblingsreiseziel.

... offen. Schade!
So beschlossen wir, direkt nach Charlottetown, Hauptstadt der kleinsten Provinz Kanadas, zu fahren.

Beim Campingplatz haben wir ein kanadisches Ehepaar aus British Columbia getroffen, welche sehr gesprächig waren. Vielleicht lag es auch an der Happy Hour....er hatte wohl schon ein paar Gin Tonics intus. Und sein Hund hiess Merlot! :-)

Saturday: We toured the Points East Coastal Drive...but only the southern portion. We saw a few lighthouses, rolling hills and lots of water. We fried up some fish for supper then played a quick game of world domination...ie. a game of Risk. This game normally takes a few hours to play. But I had a headache and the gods favoured me by providing me with the resources to quickly dominate a few continents and in the end, take all of Nick's armies and then Alexis’. Within an hour I ...

... allegedly they don't use processed American cheese type food product®(tm) here, but rather real cheese. A burger with cheese that adds flavor rather than detracting from it! It was a paradigm changing experience. After the nosh it's time to fetch Christopher and head out to New Perth. What a gorgeous ****ing property, complete with old barn out back, miles of fields all around, and a disco strobe transmission tower ...

... there is food. I was intrigued by the elderly gentleman - he was allowed to sit in the front for a start, but also, him and the driver were chatting away like old friends. Eventually I forgot them as I stared at the weird landscape that makes up the island. It's not weird I suppose, just different. All the houses seemed to have just been plonked down randomly and none of the gardens had boundaries. In fact, they weren't really gardens - just fields, with a bit round the ...

... good time on the water, especially when they got to throw the extra bait to the seagulls. Then we rushed back to the campground -- because it was low tide, and we had decided that today was the day we were going to try digging for clams. So out we went, borrowed spades in hand, to the Darnley Basin (right beside the campground) to dig for clams. It took us a little while (and more than one mortally wounded clam ...

... which turned out to be a dud due to rather chewy lobster which were not really in season at this late date. For many reasons I won't go into here, I would advise choosing another lobster supper provider though in all fairness I truly believe that on any given day one can have a bad experience at a supposedly wonderful place. It's been a long day and we're headed back to Kindred Spirits for more much needed rest.

Drove from Moncton to Summerside, PEI. Stopped at Shediac, NB, on the way because my mom heard that there's a big lobster in Shediac. She likes big stuff. Hung out at Parlee beach in Shediac for a couple of hours before continuing on to officially enter the land of Anne of Green Gables. Crossed the Confederation Bridge and everything. Did you know the bridge has its own radio station filled with fun bridge facts?

Went to a production of "Anne and ...