Up we were, bright and early, eager to see PEI. The night before, I had asked Karyn, our Couchsurfing host, if we should have a key to the house at which point the whole family broke into laughter. "We don't use keys here", said Rory finally, still wiping his eyes. "Mom, did we ever have a key for the house?" "Nope", said Karyn, "We never did". As we drove to Charlottetown, my camera was clicking furiously. It couldn't keep up as every picturesque scene called to me - pastoral landscapes, sparkling inlets, colourful character homes. PEI is a postcard. We had to stop at the bank in Charlottetown. We asked the teller a question about areas we were interested in visiting. Well, that got her started. She was very helpful and cheerful and had lots of
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