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Trip Start Oct 01, 2007
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Trip End Apr 28, 2009


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Sunday, August 17, 2008

 The first picture shows our entry into PEI via the "new"(?) Confederation Bridge.  It is 12.9 kms. long and is a toll bridge.  It would have cost us $55.00 with our (4) axles had we returned via the bridge as one does not pay until leaving the Island whether by bridge or ferry.  We made our way to Herrington which is just outside Charlottetown.  Carie has numerous cousins there (her Mother's brother's children).  We spent 8 days exploring the beaches and seafood haunts along with a tour of Province House which houses the chambers where Confederation was born.  The red cliffs are even more spectacular than they appear in the photos.
 
We drove to New Glasgow and were surprised to come across some Gaelic entertainment and a beautiful garden which has been dedicated to hospice.
 
On a trip to Fort Amherst we had a history lesson on the Acadians and how those rotten Brits treated them.  They were banished to Louisiana and parts of Nova Scotia.  Some rebels managed to remain and flourish in PEI.
 
Carie had a wonderful reunion with three of her four first cousins whom she had not seen for 32 years (the fourth was away all week).  As a child, she spent every second summer in PEI playing with these cousins.  The strong bond is still there.  They gabbed and gabbed for hours.  Unfortunately, two days after leaving PEI, Judy, the cousin closest in age to Carie passed away from a stroke.  She is the one with the print shirt and glasses at the opposite end of the chesterfield from Carie and was not yet 61.  The little one is her 10-year old granddaughter, Taylor.  We were so glad we had taken the time to reconnect.
 
"Spud Island" remains one of our favourite places.  We had spent the majority of our honeymoon there in 1969.  Unhappily, we were dogged by inclement weather during this stay.  However, we managed several seafood gorgings.  (See pix!)
 
We returned to the mainland via the Wood Islands Ferry to Nova Scotia at a cost of $98.00.  The practical way to travel to PEI is over via the ferry and return via the bridge costing only the $55.00 bridge toll. However, the ferry route suited our plans.  We are off to Newfoundland via a quick buzz through Nova Scotia. 
 
Stay tuned!
 
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