Blogs from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, North America - page 3

This morning, we kindred spirits arrived in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island before 8 AM. I had managed to drag myself out of bed in time for my first work-out in the gym on the Lido Deck, and enjoyed seeing the red soil of Prince Edward Island approaching on our left. The island drew ever closer as I worked out on the treadmill with quite a few others, who were all running at a blistering pace; while, I walked along at 3.6 MPH enjoying the outside view, not minding that reception for the channel covering Wimbledon was no better here than in our cabin. We had breakfast in the dining room, and again I enjoyed the Swiss Muesli, along with the Frittata Italiano and I added some link sausage and toast. Sharon ordered one slice of ... read more

Hi, All – It’s Monday night, Sept. 30th, and I’m writing this message for the next time we hit a WiFi connection. Right now it’s around 8:30 PM, September 30th, and we’ll be spending the night parked at the bottom of the East Point Lighthouse on the very eastern tip of Prince Edward Island. Because of Bob’s curiosity and internet explorations, tomorrow we’re heading off to a place we’d never heard of – Isles de la Madeleine, a string of islands about 100 from this lighthouse in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Tomorrow afternoon, after driving about a half hour from this lighthouse, we’ll catch the ferry for a five-hour trip to reach the main island of the Madeleine archipelago. If you want to look it up, it’s midway between the Gaspe Peninsula, ... read more

It was a rainy day. It lightly sideways rained all day. But that’s ok. This is the day we set aside for my vacation. I insisted that at least one day is spent doing nothing. No driving, no sightseeing. Just sit and read a book. It would have been nice to read a book by the sea, on the rock in front of the cottage that juts out into the water even at low tide. But that would have treacherous at best today. We did pick up a couple of geocaches near the cottage in the rain and got pretty wet doing it. One we had tried yesterday but couldn’t get to it because a bunch of trees blocked our path at high tide. Today we tried at low tide and were successful, walking right out ... read more

Potato farms, lobster boats, cows, seafood restaurants, ride-on lawnmowers, Anne of Green Gables, and things that contain the word Confederation: what do they all have in common? There are more of these things here than anywhere else on the planet. Especially, ad nauseum, Anne of Green Gables paraphernalia. People even name their cows and lawnmowers after her. This is now an official road trip - we broke 10,000 kms today! Yesterday was a down day, chance to get caught up on sleep, laundry, bike maintenance as both Helli and I feeling under the weather. Walked around historic downtown, very charming area with old brick buildings, tree-lined streets, endless restaurants and coffee shops, quaint expensive boutiques filled today with Holland America Veendam passengers. The cruise ship comes right into town, which is only a few square blocks ... read more

Hi Everyone, After planning and saving(not enough saving) we are about to embark on the trip of a lifetime. We have taken a half year off work and are travelling to South America. We will be in Galapagoes, Peru, Boliva, Chile, and ? Lots of friends and family have been asking us to post photos of our travels so we decided to try one better and do a blog. This is our first attempt at blogging, so any suggestions, recommendations, and tips would be helpful. Feel free to follow our adventures, and share it with other friends, as we might not get the link to everyone.... read more