Banbridge Inn Charlottetown

... uns über die Feuchtgebiete. Die Landschaft war wirklich beeindruckend.

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.

Vor dem Leuchtturm haben wir auch unseren ersten Fuchs gesehen! Fotogen war er dazu auch noch!

Montague war unser heutiges Endziel. Morgen verlassen wir die Insel und nehmen die Fähre nach Nova Scotia.

Heute beschlossen wir, den Prince Edward Island Nationalpark zu erkunden. Beeindruckend waren die Dünenlandschaften, die roten Felsen und die einsamen weissen Strände.

Wir machten gerade einen kleinen Spaziergang, als wir die Schreie von Gänsen hörten. Es wurde immer lauter. Als wir an den Himmel blickten, sahen wir ein besonderes Spektakel. Die ...

... 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.

... Island. Die Brücke verschwand vor uns teilweise im Nebel.

Als wir auf der Insel angekommen waren, drückte bereits die Sonne wieder durch den Nebel hindurch. Die Stimmung war genial.

Eigentlich wollten wir als Erstes in den Nordwesten der Insel fahren. Wie wir jedoch beim Visitor Information Center erfahren haben, sind dort keine Campgrounds ...

... and it was a bit longer than the others we’ve done so it was good exercise. It was a hot day again so it was nice to have a good sit at the top and rest, and again we took group photos. Then we went to the town of Baddeck where we had lunch and then some went sailing and some went to the Alexander Graeme Bell museum. I think we all know what I chose to do. The museum was good. He was a really curious sort of person and he had an interesting life, carrying on his father’ ...

The ladies and I boogied on down the road and quickly were lost. They wanted to find the famous and unheard of to me Magnetic Hill! So we unlost ourselves and discovered the little Magnetic Hill community. So a whole pile of restaurants and a train have all risen for the shear purpose of a hill that mysteriously pulls your car about 100m's upwards and from as far as I can tell was only because you started going downhill first. A funny experience indeed. So omg I freakin made it on that ...

... point. Across the street a large marquee looked intriguing so I wandered over and found that the Maritimes Shellfish Festival was going on. Or some such important sounding name. I forget what it was exactly - but that's the trouble when you fall behind with your homework. After baulking slightly at the price of entry I peered in and decided it looked much like the inside of the food bit of the Bath & West show and therefore probably involved lots of free samples ...

... to North Rustico Harbour where there is a restaurant that can accommodate 500 people and boasts a 60 ft long salad bar! Before we chow down at the Fishermen' Wharf Lobster Restaurant, we checked out the small but quaint Harbour. Not surprisingly, the Chinese tourists followed us (all three bus loads)! For $29.95, you can get a 1 lb lobster dinner with clam chowder, all you can eat salad bar, dessert and coffee/tea. Being the lobster connoisseur (both ...

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 ...