Blogs from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, North America

Wie in deze tijd van het jaar met de auto naar Prince Edward Island wil, moet over de Confederation Bridge. Een hele lange brug met in het midden een vreemde bult en een bochtje die je een mooi uitzicht geven op de brug. Omdat we met de shuttle 's avonds pas aan zouden komen bleven we die avond in een B&B in Charlottetown. De hostels waren dicht en eigenlijk was dit het enige B&B wat open was. Geheel toevallig dus kwamen we daar de WWOOFer tegen die net van ons volgende adres afkwam. De vriendelijke Yorkshireman Edd kleurde ons verblijf met een hoop Britse scheldwoorden. De hostess van het B&B was een erg vriendelijke mevrouw die ons allemaal meenam naar de noordkust van het eiland om het strand en de duinen te zien. De zee was ... read more

It's a rainy miserable day but we're still heading off to visit Anne of Green Gables in Cavendish which is about a 40 min drive from downtown Charlottetown. This has always been a dream of mine to visit the quaint house that inspired many of Lucy Maud Montgomery's much beloved novlels like Anne of Green Gables. It was the first time I drove in pouring rain in my Kia Soul but it has essential things that make you feel safe like good windshield wipers and traction there were no worries at all! We arrived in Cavendish and pulled into the visitors parking lot. There were tonnes of tourists many of which were from Asian countries because over there it is part of their curriculum. They study L.M's books and read Anne of Green Gables as part ... read more

Had a nice breakfast at the McDonald Country Inn and hit the road. But, first we stopped to chat with Ann Marie at the visitor center in St. Peter's Nova Scotia. We stopped there the previous day, so I feel we are now on a first name basis (plus she shares the same name as my little sister). She gave us some information on the ferry to PEI (Prince Edward Island) and off we went. We drove a little out of the way up the west coast of Cape Breton Island to enjoy some nice scenery. We then drove on to Pictou to catch the ferry and missed the 2:45 ferry by 5 minutes! But, that gave us an opportunity to walk around the docks and look at all the fishing boats. We even met a ... read more

Another short day turned long by bad biking conditions... There was not much in the way of restaurants near the motel we stayed at last night. Luckily the motel itself had a restaurant where we planned to eat breakfast, and we were told upon checking in that it opened at 7am. So at 7am we were outside the door, wondering why the lights were off. We went back to our room to finish up any last details and get completely ready to go, and then came back at about 7:20. Still nothing, so we rang the night doorbell. Upon answering, a sleepy looking man let us know that on SUNDAYS, breakfast didn't start until 8. Too bad, that's an extra hour of sleep that we could have had. We might have felt bad about waking him ... read more