Slemon Park Hotel & Conference Centre Summerside

... 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.

... St. Peter’s Bay where we followed the highway another 15 km (approx) to tip of Greenwich (another portion of PEI National Park). Stopping at the tourist centre, we were able to watch a multi-media presentation on the area, learning about human settlement over the years as well as more about the fragile sand dune ecosystem that makes this area so unique and special. We then continued further into the park where we accessed a hiking trail. The trail wove its way through grassy meadows ...

... to protect the sand dunes that are so unique to the area. We walked along beaches that were lined with a reddish sand. Further down, near Cavendish, we discovered equally beautiful beaches of off white sand. They stretch literally for miles and miles and very few people were there. It felt good to take off our shoes and just walk, lulled by the sound of the waves at our feet and enjoying the warm breeze coming in off the water.
Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Canada wendyandbrian

... on bicycles. They had left their vehicle at the US border and had cycled into Canada. It appeared that they were cycling with no particular destination or time frame in mind. They were mostly tenting along the way and shared their wisdom on camping successfully when temperatures start to drop. Not that we are liable to take up tenting again on this trip, our equipment is just not adequate to keep these old bones comfortable enough to give up the warm dry ...

... a four bedroom cottage in the town of Cavendish, on the northern shore of central Prince Edward Island. Reassured by Garmi, we skirted to the north of Charlottetown and made our way to The Cavendish Cottages, driving past many fields of hay, potatoes and cows and a few pretty sea-coves and inlets. Our cottage was well equipped and one of what seemed like several thousand that stood hopefully along the Cavendish Road. Mike and I, claiming infirmities that had ...

... Confederation Theatre in Charlottetown to attend the 2 pm performance or "Anne of Green Gables, the Musical." We had excellent seats and it was a delightful musical. It was the last day of the Canadian Summer Games in Charlottetown, but in spite of the traffic and the rain from approaching Danny, we managed to find a lobster house for dinner. We enjoyed sharing stories about our families, churches, musical activities, etc for the remainder of the day.

... and getting breakfast.

After I met Pat and her beautiful Newfoundland dogs in Bay Bulls, I decided it was time I got another dog. So I found a beautiful black Newfoundland and named him Paddy, after one of Pat's dogs. I also thought Seashell might like to have a travelling companion. She was intimidated at first but now she just ignores him most of the time.

After disembarking ...

... away and went for a bike ride after lunch. The girls enjoyed the backyard playground equipment, and the adults visited over tea for hours. Before we knew it, the the afternoon had melted away! We left the MacDonalds, blessed to have made some new friends! After picking up pizza for supper, we drove to Union Corner Provincial Park, where we ate pizza and bugs ate us (or made a valiant effort to eat us!) Another shell hunt ensued, followed ...

... to figure out how to do it right ... but we eventually got a small bucket full. Between these and the fish ... we have an appetizer for a lunch :) When we first started planning this trip, we thought of incorporating 'date nights' -- one of the couples would get a night out, and the others would take care of all four kids. Well we finally got around to it -- and tonight was Edy and Kathy's date night. We ...

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 ...