I have seen the Light!
Trip Start
Jun 20, 2009
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Trip End
Jul 05, 2009
Canning,
Nova Scotia,
Canada
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
I dropped Will off at ten and went on my way - a bit of a sad thing, I'm always up for adventure but sad to leave him behind as I drove off - I've enjoyed the company.
I successfully made it across the Confederation Bridge - my fears were unfounded - even though it's 12 miles long you could see PEI the entire time. My entry into PEI was a bit jarring - the first thing you come to is a tourist mall - seriously - it was full of people shopping and I couldn't tell if they were all tourist
Up close and personal
. You had to go there to get the map and directions! I took off and followed the shore towardst the west - what a change from NS - almost barren in a way - hard to describe - houses were far apart and the weather is dreary and very fall like - so I felt myself wanting a fire and to snuggle in instead of traveling.
The soil is the reddest I have ever seen in my life - so read that the roads are tinged wtih pink and I saw a brown and white horse that was more brown and pink! They are known for their potatoes - so it was farmland most of the way and potato fields. Even at the tourist area there was a potato bar!
After driving for what seemed hours I finally got close the area I am staying an d on the horizon I could see wind turbines with blades half as long as it was tall - I felt like I had fallen into a science fiction movie.
I am at the lighthouse now and my room is two floors below the light and the walls all slant inwards - it's a bit like visiting Alice in Wonderland. I went to go for a hike but turned back - the biggest mosquitos I have ever seen who are not afraid of bug spray - so I'll be spending my evening taking a long hot bath and reading and watching the sea from my window.
I hope all is well and I'll write again tomorrow.
Comments
funnie
yew are scared of mosketos? yew shud chase them and sreem at them becoz that works when somthing is chasing you. have you shined yout torch out of ur window yet to make the boats go the rong way? that will be funnie.
pink
i like the sound of pink horsies! did you ride one? we have wind turbins on the moors and i dont like them daddy said it is a wind farm but that sounds silly and i still don't like them. I look our the other window. wen are yew comin home?