Howard Johnson Hotel Charlottetown (The Dutch Inn)

... we exit the ship. It, like the others, has all of the souvenirs you can imagine. On the stage, young are girls doing highland dances for the crowd. As we enter the city we pass by two large and historic churches and the very old Rodd Inn. Despite it being a Monday morning, the city seems very sleepy. A lobster restaurant is located 100 yards to the left of the ship. We make a note of this place for a future trip. <br>

... uns über die Feuchtgebiete. Die Landschaft war wirklich beeindruckend. <br><br>Weiter ging es zum East Point Leuchtturm. Dieser gehört zu den ältesten Leuchttürmen von P.E.I. und ist der noch einzige 'bemannte'. Ausserdem steht er am nördlichsten Punkt der Insel.<br><br>Vor dem Leuchtturm haben wir auch unseren ersten Fuchs gesehen! Fotogen war er dazu auch noch! <br><br>Montague war unser heutiges Endziel. Morgen verlassen wir die Insel und nehmen die Fähre nach Nova Scotia.

... next time. Thank you Ann for your gracious hospitality it was wonderful to meet you and Rusty and Jasper, Rusty stole my heart. I hope we did not disrupt your schedule too severely.<br><br>We left and walked the streets of Charlottetown, a small port city with some beautiful old architecture and fabulous seafood . . . mussels again . . . can&#8217;t get enough. Our only suggestion on visiting Charlottetown would be not to visit when there ...

Wir sind am Morgen bei starkem Regen losgefahren. Die Überholmanöver der Lastwagen und Autofahrer bei dieser schlechten Sicht waren zeitweise kriminell.<br>Wir hatten das Glück, dass es gegen Mittag aufgehört hat zu regnen. Vor der Confederation Bridge haben wir einen kurzen Fotostopp eingelegt. Die Brücke ist 13 km lang und verbindet New Brunswick mit Prince ...

... bread (a skill mastered by Axel after coming to Canada but done in the traditional German style).<br><br>Next visit was &#8216;Province House&#8217; where we learned more about the role Charlottetown played in the birth of Canada. Province House, built in the early 1800&#8217;s, continues to act as the PEI legislature to this day. It was here that the leaders of the areas which later became the founding provinces met ...

... stern thrusters surging.<br><br>On the way back to Cavendish we decided to have a look at the golf alternatives that were available to us before we left PEI. By simple good fortune we happened upon Glasgow Hills, just outside of New Glasgow. This was a spectacular layout with holes cascading down the side of a high promontory into a river valley below. We signed up to play on Sunday.<br><br>We repaired to Cavendish for dinner at Rachael&#8217;s Ristorante ...

... an hour and then it was just 5 minutes down the road to a beach for a swim and lunch. I didn&#8217;t end up swimming because as soon as we got out of the van, even though it was sunny, the wind off the ocean made it quite cool. The beach was down a bit of a cliff so I just sat up on the grass with a great view and watched the others down in the water trying to throw a Frisbee that kept being blown behind them. <br><br>After lunch onwards to Charlottetown which is the capital and ...

... park bench and cooked up some beans and apple cider. Trail mix for dessert. A couple locals pointed us towards a local park that might be of sleeping value. Upon arriving it was quickly realised the park consisted of not many trees and a boardwalk, but low and behold I discovered a small ravine behind the baseball field. I laid out the tarp and sleeping bag and he set up his hamock. We walked into the grass and gawked at the stars for some time before calling it a day! And what a day...

... t bother if I were you. Have your lobster sans celery and burnt cheap bread and you'll probably be much happier. And bring your own drink. After lunch I kept wandering, straight out of the tent. I tried hard to be interested in the farming methods of potato people, but it was all a bit geography lesson. Further along the waterfront I found the tourist trap shops which were all looking a bit quiet. There was a big water-tray set-up in front of one of the stores with live lobsters ...